N. Korea to march behind S. Korea

N. Korea to march behind S. Korea

BANGKOK (AP): The North Koreans will have to walk behind their
South Korean rivals during the opening ceremony of the 13th Asian
Games because the Thai alphabet is being used in establishing
marching positions, an organizer said Saturday.

Santiparb Tejavanija, assistant secretary of the Bangkok Asian
Games Organizing Committee, said an advance team from North Korea
asked him about the marching procedure Friday.

He said the North Koreans wanted to know who would march first
and how far apart the team would be when they entered the
Rajamangala Stadium at the opening ceremony Dec. 6.

Santiparb gave no indication that the North Koreans protested
the plan, saying it was in keeping with well-established games
rules and totally non-political.