FILE PHOTO: The Olympic rings are illuminated in front of the National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan January 22, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea said on Tuesday it would not take part in the Tokyo Olympics due to coronavirus concerns, dashing South Korean hopes that the Games could be a catalyst to revive peace talks.
It will be the first time North Korea has missed a summer Olympics since it boycotted the Seoul games in 1988, during the Cold War.
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