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North Korea stages its own national winter sports event while absent from the 2026 Milan Winter Olympics, missing a key diplomatic and soft power opportunity.
- This year the Italy-hosted 2026 Winter Games are among the most significant geopolitical events, expected to showcase diplomatic and soft-power displays.
- Before the 2018 PyeongChang Games, Kim Jong Un, leader of North Korea, said he would send athletes, leading 12 North Korean athletes to join South Korea's women's ice hockey team and march under one flag.
- Paris 2024 demonstrated the Olympics' vast reach, attracting more than half the global population and generating over 12 billion social media engagements.
- This year a ban bars Russian and Belarusian team-sport athletes from the Games, while Ukrainian athletes will likely receive loud, proud reactions to show determination.
- Host countries often use the Games for diplomacy, with Italy likely pursuing back-channel talks while Guinea‑Bissau, Benin, and the UAE may make media splashes and the IOC highlights human-rights issues.
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N. Korea holds own winter games after missing Milan Olympics
North Korea opened its own winter sports competition Wednesday at the Mount Paektu Sports Village after failing to qualify athletes for the 2026 Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo Winter Olympics, YTN reported Thursday. The “2026 National Winter Sports Competition” opening ceremony was held at the ice hockey arena in the Mount Paektu District Sports Village in Samjiyon, Ryanggang province… Source
The Diplomatic Power of the Olympic Games
Before the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games, the South Korean Women’s National Ice Hockey Team received little media attention. They qualified due to their host-country status, their odds of winning were slim, and hockey was not a popular sport in South Korea. But a month before the games started, an unexpected announcement thrust them into the international spotlight. Kim Jong Un, the leader of North Korea, appeared on state-run televisio…
The Games will feature athletes competing in more than 50 disciplines, including ice hockey, figure skating and skiing.
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