Chang Ung, North Korea's sole member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), headed home on Sunday, a week before the closing of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, due to health reasons.
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Chang left the Olympics' host city in the morning and headed for Incheon International Airport. He will reportedly fly to Pyongyang via Beijing.
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The North Korean IOC member arrived in the South on February 4th to attend the IOC session in the host city. He also participated in a number of Olympic events and festivals, including the opening ceremony on February 9th.
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Chang reportedly decided to leave early as he caught a cold during his stay in PyeongChang, which has been severely cold with storm winds.