N. Korean athletes arrive in Beijing en route to Asian Games in Japan

Several dozen North Korean athletes arrived at a Beijing airport on Tuesday en route to the Asian Games. According to The Mainichi, they are travelling to the event which is set to take place later this month.

The Asian Games are scheduled to be held from September 19 to October 4 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. The Japanese government is preparing to allow North Korean athletes to enter the country for the event, despite generally prohibiting North Korean nationals from entering as part of its sanctions, as reported by Nippon.com News.

Malaysia is targeting 33 medals at the Asian Games, including six gold medals, according to Malay Mail. The country's Chef de Mission stated that the target is realistic based on the athletes' current form and recent achievements.

Brief written by urgent.news from The Mainichi, New Straits Times, Malay Mail, Nippon.com News — 4 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.