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.

North Korea previously requested that it be allowed to send 213 personnel to the games, including 143 military athletes, 60 staff and 10 journalists. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reportedly ordered an increase of that number to 300. It is not yet known in which events