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<div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5010/C.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='North Korea Withdraws From the Tokyo Olympics' data-article-id='5539'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='13042'>The organizers of the Tokyo Olympics recently said fans from outside of Japan will not be able to attend the Games because of the COVID-19 pandemic.</span> <span data-start-time='13042' data-end-time='23104'>Now, North Korea, a country that was expected to send athletes to the Olympics, announced it will not take part in the Games.</span> <span data-start-time='23104' data-end-time='35458'>North Korea said its National Olympic Committee had a meeting in late March and decided not to attend in order to keep its athletes from getting sick.</span> <span data-start-time='35458' data-end-time='44271'>However, a number of international policy experts think the decision is a way to keep the country closed. </span> <span data-start-time='44271' data-end-time='56021'>North Korea said it has controlled the spread of COVID-19 by closing its borders, banning foreign visitors and sending diplomats home. </span> <span data-start-time='56021' data-end-time='62271'>But those who follow North Korea think that may not be true. </span> <span data-start-time='62271' data-end-time='73021'>The country already has a weak medical system because of international economic restrictions that have limited spending on infrastructure.</span> <span data-start-time='73021' data-end-time='82021'>Experts say the closed border is making life in North Korea more difficult than necessary for the average person.</span> <span data-start-time='82021' data-end-time='93000'>Jean H. Lee directs the North Korean program for The Wilson Center, an international policy research center in Washington, D.C.</span> <span data-start-time='93000' data-end-time='99479'>In a tweet, she asked if any other country has announced it would not attend the Olympics. </span> <span data-start-time='99479' data-end-time='106688'>She called the move “a political decision…as much as it is a public health concern.”</span> <span data-start-time='106688' data-end-time='115667'>A spokesperson for the South Korean foreign ministry said there is still time for North Korea to reconsider its decision.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5010/C.jpeg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=17187 data-hint-location='13042' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5010/what_is_an_athlete.wav'>What is an athlete?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice=' A person who is trained in or good at sports, games, or exercises that require physical skill and strength'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5010/a_person_who_is_really_good_at_sleeping.wav'><span>A person who is really good at sleeping</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5010/_a_person_who_is_trained_in_or_good_at_sports_games_or_exercises_that_require_physical_skill_and_strength.wav'><span> A person who is trained in or good at sports, games, or exercises that require physical skill and strength</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5010/a_person_who_officiates_a_sport.wav'><span>A person who officiates a sport</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5010/a_person_who_is_in_charge_of_a_country.wav'><span>A person who is in charge of a country</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=17188 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5010/where_are_the_olympics_being_held.wav'>Where are the Olympics being held?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Tokyo'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5010/prague.wav'><span>Prague</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5010/tokyo.wav'><span>Tokyo</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5010/atlanta.wav'><span>Atlanta</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5010/lima.wav'><span>Lima</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=17189 data-hint-location='44271' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5010/north_korea_said_it_has_controlled_the_spread_of_covid19_by_closing_its_borders_banning_foreign_visitors_and__blank_.wav'>North Korea said it has controlled the spread of COVID-19 by closing its borders, banning foreign visitors and <span class='blank'>sending diplomats home</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='sending diplomats home'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5010/sending_diplomats_home.wav'><span>sending diplomats home</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5010/eating_a_fruitheavy_diet.wav'><span>eating a fruit-heavy diet</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5010/keeping_a_balanced_budget.wav'><span>keeping a balanced budget</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5010/avoiding_all_sports.wav'><span>avoiding all sports</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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