South and North Korean Paralympic athletes will make a joint entrance under a unified Korea flag for the opening ceremony of the PyeongChang Winter Paralympics set for March 9th.

The governing board of the International Paralympic Committee(IPC) approved the joint entrance and the unified flag during a meeting on Monday in Bonn, Germany.

An official from South Korea's Korea Paralympic Committee(KPC) said on Monday that the IPC board allowed two North Korean athletes and six officials to participate in the PyeongChang Paralympics.

Further details will likely be decided after working-level discussions between the two Koreas.  

Two North Korean para skiers -- Ma Yu-chol and Kim Jong-hyon -- recently completed their registration to the IPC to make their debut at the upcoming Winter Paralympics.