IOC To Cover All Costs For North Koreans If They Participate In PyeongChang Olympics

The IOC is reportedly "willing to cover all costs" for North Korean athletes if they participate in the upcoming Winter Olympic Games in South Korea, according to YONHAP. The IOC said that it is ready to pay for "all costs" through the Olympic Solidarity program if North Korea wants to compete at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games. Olympic Solidarity is a scholarship program designed to support national Olympic bodies participating in the Games and "especially those in need of financial assistance." The IOC added that in order to assist the North Korean Olympic body in joining training camps and competing in winter sports, it is cooperating with the Int'l Ski Federation and the Int'l Skating Union. The IOC also said that it has "organized a special support program for North Korea's PyeongChang 2018 hopefuls" (YONHAP, 10/28).