From Fox News:
The International Olympic Committee on Saturday agreed to allow 22 North Korean athletes to compete in the upcoming Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang, South Korea amid a thaw in tensions between the two nations. Both Korean teams will march together in the opening ceremony.
The IOC announcement comes two days after representatives from the two Koreas agreed on five sports that North Korean athletes would participate in the upcoming games.
During a brief press conference, IOC President Thomas Bach offered his “sincere thanks to the governments of North and South Korea.”
“Such an agreement would have seemed impossible only a few weeks ago,” he added.
The North Korean athletes will compete in pair figure skating, alpine skiing, short track speed skating and cross-country skiing.
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