Destiny of defeated North Korean players

Few Japanese cheer for North Korean players. Me either. But when North Koreans are defeated, I have mixed feelings.

I am wondering if forced labor or something waits them in North Korea. Although it’s much better than other poor North Koreans, they have been given preferential treatment from the government because they are top athletes. For them, it means they will be at the nadir of their life.

I hope they won’t be killed.