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| Korean delegations shake hands during the meeting on Jan. 17, 2018 - Associated Press |
North and South Korea will march together in the opening ceremonies of the 2018 Winter Olympic Games which will take place from February 9 to the 25th in South Korea.
Negotiators for the North and South announced the deal last Wednesday after talks in Panmunjom on the border between the countries (photo).
The negotiators also said that the two Koreas will compete as one team in the women’s ice hockey event.
North Korea will send a delegation of more than 400 members to South Korea. The delegation will include 230 cheerleaders and a 30-member team for a taekwondo demonstration.
The North will also send a delegation of about 150 to South Korea for the 2018 Paralympics Games, which will be held in March.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will soon meet in Lausanne, Switzerland to discuss details of the joint team and North Korea’s participation.
North Korea’s participation next month will be the North’s first appearance in an Olympic Games held in the South. North and South Korea last marched together at the Olympics on February 10, 2006.
