No Samsung phones, Nike uniforms for North Koreans? Sanctions cloud Olympic perks


  • Hockey
  • Friday, 02 Feb 2018

An employee wipes a Samsung Electronics' smartphone at its booth in Pyeongchang, South Korea, February 2, 2018. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

SEOUL (Reuters) - All of the almost 3,000 athletes competing at the upcoming Pyeongchang Winter Olympics are set to get perks including the latest $1,100 Samsung smartphones, top of the range new equipment to take home and sleek Nike uniforms.

All except perhaps the 22 athletes from North Korea.

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