Predictable. According to the Russian press, North Korea will participate in the World Friendship Games, organized by Russia and scheduled for September 15 to 29, 2024 in Moscow and Yekaterinburg. Its presence could even be massive. “ Our athletes and teams will participate in the Games, the North Korean Sports Ministry will send an impressive delegation”, assured a spokesperson for the North Korean embassy in Moscow, quoted by the agency TASS. Russian sports authorities anticipate the participation of 5.500 athletes and management members for these Friendship Games, a multisport event created at the request of the Kremlin, criticized without restraint for several months by the IOC. Russia announced a prize money of nearly $50 million for all of the program's events.
