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OCA Actually Supports Hoisting North Korea

[Asian Games] OCA Actually Supports Hoisting North Korea’s National Flag… “You Have to Get a Chance to Participate”




“The organizing committee is discussing the use of artificial intelligence with North Korea and WADA”… WADA takes action to respond


After the opening of the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games, the issue of North Korea's use of the national flag that did not follow the World Anti-Doping Agency's (WADA) policy is still a controversial issue, and the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), which organizes the Asian Games, actually supported North Korea's situation. 온라인카지노사이트


According to a report by Reuters on the 24th (local time), OCA Acting Chairman Randhir Singh said that the Hangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee and North Korea are discussing the use of the artificial flag with WADA.


Acting Director Singh added, "OCA explained the situation to WADA, and North Korea explained the situation to WADA," and added, "Currently, the North Korean flag is flying at the venue, and OCA will look at it and see what will happen in the next few days."


However, Acting Director Singh said, “It is our opinion that everyone should participate in the competition and have the opportunity to participate,” and added, “If there are special issues that have arisen during the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) pandemic, we must take that into account.” ", covering North Korea's situation.


In October 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic, WADA banned the display of the North Korean national flag at international sports competitions such as the Asian Games, excluding the Olympic and Paralympic Games, claiming that North Korea's anti-doping agency did not meet WADA's regulations.


WADA periodically dispatches inspectors to each country to conduct doping tests in order to thoroughly monitor whether athletes around the world are taking drugs.


However, WADA personnel were unable to set foot on North Korean soil because North Korea, fearing the introduction of the COVID-19 virus into the country, completely closed its borders during the pandemic.


Therefore, it is currently unknown whether North Korean athletes who skipped WADA's regular inspections used drugs during the COVID-19 period, which lasted more than three years.


North Korea also unilaterally boycotted the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics held in July 2021 to prevent COVID-19 infection at the source, and was banned from participating by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), preventing it from participating in international competitions until the end of 2022.


The IOC's disciplinary action was lifted as soon as 2023 dawned.


For one reason or another, WADA was unable to seize the opportunity to conduct drug tests on North Korean athletes.


For this reason, WADA decided to ban the use of the national flag during the competition in North Korea, which chose the Hangzhou Asian Games as its return to international comprehensive competitions for the first time in five years since the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games.


However, North Korea proudly waved the North Korean flag during the Asian Games athletes' village entry ceremony on the 22nd and the athletes' entrance at the opening ceremony on the 23rd.


The national flag was also hoisted throughout the stadium without any restrictions.


In response to this, criticism was raised against the host country, China, which is allied with North Korea, and the OCA for not accepting WADA's sanctions.


WADA told Reuters that North Korea is still not complying with WADA's regulations and that OCA has failed to discipline North Korea.


Inside the Games, an online media outlet specializing in international sports competitions, reported on the 25th that World Anti-Doping Agency announced its intention to take immediate response measures and cooperate with other countries' anti-doping organizations on this issue.


Athletes' drug use is an evil act that most undermines the fairness of sports, and WADA's influence in detecting violations of doping regulations in the international sports world is enormous.


During the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, Russia engaged in systematic doping manipulation at the national level with its own intelligence agencies at the forefront. At the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, after being disciplined by WADA and approved by the IOC, Russia was not allowed to use its own flag and national anthem, and Russian Olympic athletes ( WADA's authority can be seen just by looking at its participation under the unique name (OAR).

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