North Korea at the 2018 Winter Paralympics
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| North Korea at the 2018 Winter Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | PRK |
| in Pyeongchang | |
| Competitors | 2 in 1 sport |
| Flag bearer | Kim Jong-hyon |
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| Winter Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
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North Korea was one of the competing teams in 2018 Winter Paralympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The Games were the first for North Korea for the Winter Paralympics. The country has two skiers, Kim Jong-hyon (김정현) and Ma Yu-chol (마유철), racing in para-Nordic skiing.
The International Paralympic Committee said North Korea was going to participate in the Winter Games for the first time. North Korea will participate under a Korean Unification Flag like their delegation for the 2018 Winter Olympics did, in the Women's Ice Hockey tournament.[1] However, North Korea athletes marched in the Paralympics opening ceremony under its own flag, unlike the Olympics opening ceremony where they marched under the Korean unification flag along with South Korean athletes.[2]
North Korea had previously participated at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Paralympics.[3]