Global anti-doping authorities have lifted restrictions on North Korea more than two years after declaring it noncompliant with rules governing performance-enhancing drugs, paving the way for its athletes to compete under the nation’s flag at major sporting events.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) announced in a press release on Friday that its Executive Committee voted to remove North Korea’s National Anti-Doping Organization (NADO) from its list of noncompliant members.

WADA penalized the DPRKin Oct. 2021 for “non-conformities in implementing an effective testing program” during an audit the previous year. North Korea shut its borders due to COVID-19 from Jan.