North to send soldiers to Military World Games in South

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North to send soldiers to Military World Games in South

Soldiers from two Koreas to participate in competition aimed at 'friendship through sport'

John G. Grisafi March 6, 2015

North to send soldiers to Military World Games in South

6th CISM Military World Games official website

North Korea is planning to send about 300 participants to the CISM Military World Games in South Korea in October, the South Korean news site imael reported Friday.

The 6th summer round of CISM Military World Games will take place in Mungyeong, North Gyeongsang Province of South Korea from October 2-11.

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John G. Grisafi

John G. Grisafi is an analyst and Korean linguist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Having previously worked as an analyst for the United States Army in South Korea and studied Korean at the Defense Language Institute, he is now majoring in East Asian Languages & Civilization and History at the University of Pennsylvania.

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