Olympics-IOC reallocates North Korea's qualification spots for Tokyo Games

FILE PHOTO: Visitors try to take photos in front of the Olympic Rings monument outside the Japan Olympic Committee (JOC) headquarters near the National Stadium, the main stadium for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games that have been postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan May 30, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) - North Korea's qualification places for next month's Tokyo Olympics were reallocated on Tuesday after it decided not to attend the Games, the International Olympic Committee said.

North Korea said in April it would not be attending the Olympics due to coronavirus concerns, dealing a blow to the IOC's efforts to have 206 national Olympic committees, including both North and South Korea, at the Games in Japan.