Shin said the Ma and Kim will also compete at the World Para Nordic Skiing World Cup in Oberried, Germany, slated for Jan. 20-28.

The two sit-skiers are expected to be the first two North Korean athletes to be registered on the International Paralympic Committee and can earn wild cards for the PyeongChang Paralympics. The IPC already announced that it will support North Korea to participate in the first Winter Paralympics in South Korea.

North Korea's Paralympics participation is also rising after its leader Kim Jong-un said in his new year message that he would consider sending a delegation to the PyeongChang Olympics. The Winter Paralympics run from March 9 to 18 following the Feb 9-25 Winter Olympics in the South Korean alpine town.

"Since North Korea showed its intention to participate in the PyeongChang Olympics through Kim's new year message, I believe that there's also a big possibility the country also will send a delegation to the Paralympics," she said.

North Korea has never performed at the Winter Paralympics, though it did take part in two Summer Paralympics. North Korea made its Paralympic debut in 2012 by sending one athlete to London, and was represented by two athletes at the 2016 Rio De Janeiro Paralympics. (Yonhap)