North Korea to let doping officials back for testing

North Korea has agreed to drug-testing officials back into the country, the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) said on Sunday.

North Korea has been closed off from the outside world since early 2020, when it shut its borders because of the Covid pandemic.  But border restrictions appear to be easing slightly. OCA Acting Director General said, "North Korea has written a letter to them recently telling them that the borders have opened and they can send their doping control officers for the testing.

World Anti-Doping Agency has agreed and they will probably be sending their people to North Korea. North Korea's participation at the Asian Games marks its return to the global sporting arena for the first time since slamming its borders shut during the pandemic.