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Tokyo Olympics: North Korea to skip Games over Covid-19 fears
東京奧運:因為疫情北韓決定不參賽
North Korea has announced it will not take part in the Tokyo Olympics this year, saying the decision is to protect its athletes from Covid-19.
北韓宣布不會參與今年東京奧運，並解釋這項決定是為了保護選手不會被新冠病毒感染。
The decision puts an end to South Korea's hopes of using the Games to engage with the North amid stalled cross-border talks.
這項決定也終止了南韓想要利用奧運與朝鮮進行陷入僵局的跨境談判的希望。
In 2018, both sides entered a joint team at the Winter Olympics which led to a series of historic summits.
在2018年，雙方決定以聯合小組參加冬季奧運，並從而帶來一系列歷史性的高峰會議。
Pyongyang says it has no cases of the virus but experts say this is unlikely.
平壤表示沒有任何確診個案，但專家說相當不可能。
The announcement makes North Korea the first major country to skip the delayed 2020 Games because of the pandemic. The event is due to begin on 23 July.
這個聲明也讓北韓成為因疫情而不參加延遲的2020奧運的第一個重要國家。奧運預計7月23日開始。
This will be the first time North Korea has missed a Summer Olympics since 1988, when it boycotted the Seoul Games during the Cold War.
這會是自1988年朝鮮在冷戰期間抵制漢城奧運以來，首次錯過夏季奧運。
