North Korea, Laos Asiad debtors

North Korea, Laos Asiad debtors

BANGKOK (Reuters): Asian sports debtor nations -- formally -- are Laos and North Korea.

Cambodia is maybe a downside risk.

An Asian Games spokesman said two days before the start of the Dec. 6-20 event the only nations that had formally applied for subsidies to cover their teams' costs were Laos, North Korea and Cambodia.

But war-torn Cambodia's situation is less clear.

The spokesman said that at the same time as applying for a subsidy, it had paid the first installment of money required from nations to compete.