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North Korea has become the first country to bow out of the 2021 Olympics, set for Tokyo this summer, with the country’s sports ministry citing the ongoing threat posed by the coronavirus pandemic. “The Olympic Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea decided not to participate in the 32nd Olympic Games at the proposal of the members in order to protect athletes from the global health crisis caused by virulent virus infection,” Pyongyang’s Ministry of Sports said in a statement on Monday. The decision was made following an Olympic committee meeting late last month, where Sports Minister Kim Il-guk was present, the ministry

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