N. Korea to Send 16 Players to Table Tennis Tournament in S. Korea

North Korea will send a 25-member delegation to an international table tennis tournament to be held in the South Korean city of Daejeon this month.
The two Koreas reached the agreement during working-level talks on sports exchanges which were held in Pyongyang Thursday night through early Friday morning.
The North Korean delegation, which includes 16 table tennis players, will enter South Korea via Incheon International Airport on July 15th to participate in the Seamaster 2018 ITTF World Tour Platinum Korea Open.
The competition runs from July 17th to 22nd, with the North Korean delegation set to leave the day after the end of the tournament.
During the talks, the North also said it will send a 21-member delegation to the ISSF World Shooting Championships in Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, which will be held from August 31st to September 15th.
The two Koreas also agreed to hold another round of inter-Korean basketball matches in South Korea this fall.
[Photo : KBS News]