PYONGYANG: For isolated North Korea, the Olympic Games offer a rare opportunity to take to the global stage and compete for applause and prestige rather than censure and condemnation.
A virtual pariah state due to its nuclear weapons program, the North has made international sporting success a strategic priority, with leader Kim Jong-Un as cheerleader-in-chief.
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