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North Korea is sending its cheer squad to the Winter Olympics - meet the group of young, highly-vetted, and patriotic women behind it

Alexandra MaJan 10, 2018, 22:31 IST

DAEGU, SOUTH KOREA - AUGUST 21: North Korean spectators cheer during a volleyball match between North Korea and Denmark at the World Student Games August 21, 2003 in Daegu, South Korea. North Korea and South Korea have agreed, in principle, to field a unified team for next years Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images

North Korea is preparing to send hundreds of people to the Winter Olympics in South Korea in February after a major diplomatic breakthrough - including its famous cheerleading squad.

The country is expected to send about 450 people to Pyeongchang next month, among them the elite, highly-vetted, patriotic, all-female members of its cheer squad.

Learn more about North Korea's cheer squad through these old photos of them.