Next year’s Winter Games in South Korea were cast as a potential refuge from the specter of war – but in the current climate, can they still offer respite? Trump's rhetoric on North Korea echoes loudly in void of US diplomacy Read moreNo one can blame the organizers for a lack of ambition. There were even talks of fielding a unified team, a proposal turned down by a top North Korean sports official as unrealistic in the current political climate. While North Korea has traditionally punched above its weight in the Summer Olympics, its track record at the Winter Games is poor, with only two medals in eight appearances. But Choi Moon-soon, governor of Gangwon province, revealed plans in June to appeal to the IOC to allow North Korea a special wild-card entry into the Games.

Source: The Guardian August 12, 2017 16:30 UTC