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Its all about Jealousy. North Korea hates seeing its Southern Neighbour succeed in world wide events.
Kim Il-sung thinks North Korea is the supirior Korea and that the South has no place in the modern world. He must have been so pissed when he found out his neighbour's economy overtook his in the 70s and 80s.
So when Seoul won the olympic bid, North Korea threw a tantrum and demanded to the Olympic committee that half the games take place in their capital Pyongyang (they claim this would make the world see Korea as one country which is what they want). The Olympic committee said that Seoul and Seoul alone won the right to host the 1988 Olympics but could offer North Korea only some events to keep it happy. North Korea refused and boycotted the games in protest.
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Has Seoul hosted the olympic games?
1) 1988 Seoul Summer Olympic. 2) 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup.
Which city hosted the Olympic games in 1988?
Seoul, South Korea.
Where was the 1988 olympic games held?
The 1988 Winter Games were held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and the 1988 Summer Games were held in Seoul, South Korea.
Did North Korea host an Olympic Games?
No. Seoul, South Korea hosted the 1988 Summer Olympics but North Korea did not host any of the events that year and has never hosted an Olympic Games.
Olympic games 1988?
The 1988 Summer Olympics were held in Seoul, South Korea. The 1988 Winter Olympics were held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
When did ping pong become an Olympic sport?
Table tennis became an Olympic sport at the 1988 Games in Seoul, South Korea.
What country hosted the Olympic Games in 1988?
The country that hosted the olympics in 1988 was seoul,south korea
Which games is the most successful Olympics?
CALGARY WINTER OLYMPIC 1988 SEOUL KOREA 1988 SYDNEY BEIJING
When was table tennis first in the olympic games?
It was in 1988 - in Seoul, South Korea - that table tennis first joined the Olympics and became an Olympic sport.
When did South Korea host the Olympic games?
South Korea has not hosted the Winter Olympics. Seoul did host the 1988 Summer Olympics.
When did table tennis become an olympic event?
Table tennis became an Olympic event at the 1988 Summer Games in Seoul.
Where was the 24th Olympic games held?
Olympic Summer Games in Seoul
