North Korea at the 2022 Asian Games

North Korea at the
2022 Asian Games
IOC codePRK
NOCOlympic Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
in Hangzhou
23 September 2023 (2023-09-23) – 8 October 2023 (2023-10-08)
Flag bearers Pang Chol-mi
Pak Myong-won
Medals
Ranked 9th
Gold
11
Silver
18
Bronze
10
Total
39
Asian Games appearances (overview)

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea competed at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China, from 23 September 2023 to 8 October 2023. Earlier the event was scheduled to held in September 2022[1] but due to COVID-19 pandemic cases rising in China the event was postponed and rescheduled to September–October 2023.[2][3] The nation's football opener marked their return to international sport.[4]

North Korea was under sanctions by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) since 2021 due to its national anti-doping body's non-compliance with WADA standards. As a consequence, North Korea was barred from using it flags in international sports competitions except the Olympics and Paralympics but the Olympic Council of Asia allowed the country to use its flag in the Asian Games.[5]

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  2. ^ "Asian Games postponed". ocasia.org. Archived from the original on 6 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  3. ^ "OCA Press Release: OCA announces new dates for the 19th Asian Games - Hangzhou". Olympic Council of Asia. 19 July 2022. Archived from the original on 23 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  4. ^ "North Korea win football opener at Hangzhou 2022 as hosts China put on a show". InsideTheGames.biz. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  5. ^ "OCA defends flying of North Korean flag at Asian Games". France 24. Agency France-Presse. 24 September 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.