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S. Korean authorities warned not to put out hardly-kindled spark for improved North-South relations

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North Korea is now making all sincerity and efforts for the successful holding of the Winter Olympics due in south Korea in line with the unanimous expectation and wish of all Koreans. But South Korea conservative media and persons, adverse to this, said some dishonest things that seriously chilling the atmosphere for the north-south reconciliation created by the great magnanimity and the initiative steps taken by the DPRK. There were some comments calling the technical issues regarding the DPRK’s participation in the Olympics a “violation of sanctions on the north”. This obviously represents the unpleasant and uneasy mind of the U.S. and the south Korean conservative forces displeased with the trend for the improvement of the north-south relations created after entering the new year.

An embarrassing situation for Russian athletes

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More than 30 Russian athletes withdrew from a tournament in Siberia over the weekend after the unannounced arrival of anti-doping officials. Russia has a checkered history with the use of banned performance-enhancing drugs by its athletes, a legacy of the Soviet Union backed by historical evidence and testing records. The country’s team was banned last month from participating in the 2018 Winter Olympics over allegations of a state-run doping scheme at the 2014 Games in Sochi. A total of 36 Russian athletes suddenly dropped out from a regional athletics competition in the Siberian city of Irkutsk after Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) officials arrived for an inspection, the Championat.com sports website reported Wednesday. Dmitry Shlyakhtin, the President of Russia’s Athletics Federation, said he was “not surprised” by the disappearance of so many athletes.

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