A cheering squad¹ of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) crossed the inter-Korean land border to South Korea Wednesday for the 23rd Winter Olympics set to kick off later this week, Seoul's unification ministry² said.

 

韩国统一部称，朝鲜一支啦啦队已于周三越过朝韩边界参加第23届冬奥会。
 

 

The 280-member DPRK delegation³, including 229 cheerleaders, crossed the military demarcation line (MDL) dividing the two countries at about 9:26 a.m. local time (0026 GMT).

 

Also included in the DPRK delegation, led by Sports Minister Kim Il-guk, were four officials of the National Olympic Committee, 26 demonstrators of Taekwondo, a traditional Korean martial⁴ art, and 21 journalists.

 

The DPRK cheerleaders, wearing a red coat and a black fur hat, walked into South Korea through the inter-Korean transit⁵ office, according to photos provided by the South Korean press corps⁶.

 

It would mark the first time in 13 years that DPRK cheerleaders root for both South Korean and DPRK athletes in an international sports event hosted by South Korea.

 

The 2018 Winter Olympics are set to hold an opening ceremony Friday at South Korea's eastern county of PyeongChang.

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