Winter Olympics 2018: 'North Korea ATTACKS Japan!' Speed skater attempts SHOCKING sabotage

A NORTH Korea speed skater appeared keen to sabotage Japan’s Ryosuke Sakazume during the preliminary heat of the men’s 500meters as he desperately attempted to swipe his rival, it has emerged.


Jong Kwang Bom, a 17-year-old from the hermit kingdom capital of Pyongyang, crashed twice during the heat.


A restart was called after the North Korean tumbled on the ice within seconds as he immediately looked outclassed by athletes from South Korea, Japan, and the USA.

However, during both attempts to complete the heat it appeared that the young athlete from the rogue state attempted to sabotage the performance of his Japanese competitor

After falling for the first time the 17-year-old seemingly stuck his arm out to grab the skate of Ryosuke Sakazume.

The second heat resulted in the North Korean athlete being officially disqualified after tussling with his Japanese counterpart for the second time.

However, Ryosuke Sakazume stated that he believed accusations of foul tactics were “unintentional”.

He went on: “His hand happened to be by my skate as he fell down.”

Meanwhile, American skater Thomas Hong added that he too was affected by the aggressive behavior of hermit kingdom athlete.

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A North Korea speed skater appeared keen to sabotage Japan’s Ryosuke Sakazume

He declared: “It did affect me because I was just too close.

“But unpredictability and short track just go hand-in-hand.”

Neither the inside start position nor Kim Jong-un’s “army of beauties” cheering the 17-year-old on helped him to produce a notable performance on the ice.

Despite the appearance of North sonrean athletes being widely discussed before the Olympics, the impact of Kim Jong-un’s team has been extremely weak.

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The second heat resulted in the North Korean athlete being officially disqualified

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Seven men and 15 women from North Korea took to the stage in PyeongChang in total

Ryom Tae Ok and Kim Ju Kik put on the best performance for the despot after both finished 13th in figure skating.


Only two of the rogue state’s 22 athletes that took part in the Olympics had qualified in competitions prior to the main event.



Seven men and 15 women from North Korea took to the stage in PyeongChang in total - the majority of women were part of the ice hockey team that was a joint effort with South Korea.