DPRK will take part in next two Olympics - IOC chief Bach

"We have an agreement with regard to the participation of athletes from DPRK in the Olympic Games at Tokyo in 2020 as well as the Winter Olympic Games of Beijing in 2022. We have on the other side agreement that IOC would support preparation, qualification and participation of athletes of DPRK in different international events now and maybe in different training camps," Bach told Xinhua at the airport.

The IOC chief also said that DPRK and IOC will have more time to prepare for DPRK athletes well so that they can perform for the best in the forthcoming Olympic Games as well as Youth Olympics.