Pyongyang sent 31 athletes to Brazil, where they will compete in a wide range of sports from archery and weightlifting to table tennis.
Choe, who serves as vice chairman of North Korea’s Workers’ Party Central Committee, is also chairman of the national sports guidance committee, a role he took over after his predecessor, Kim’s uncle Jang Song Taek, left the job and was executed for treason in 2013 .... http://foreignpolicy.com
