In an article titled "Opening of the Games," the paper reported that "a distinctive opening ceremony was held on the Seine River." The paper also said, "The delegation of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Olympic Committee, headed by Sports Minister Kim Il-guk,
The Organizing Committee of the Paris Olympics said that North Korea will participate in wrestling (5 athletes), diving (10 athletes), and the Olympics will be held in Paris on Saturday.
A total of 16 athletes, including four men and 12 women, were registered to compete in seven events: athletics (three), table tennis (three), boxing (two), and gymnastics, track and field, and judo (one each).
This will be North Korea's first participation in the Summer Olympics in eight years since the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
The best result for North Korea was at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. At the time, North Korea had four athletes: gymnast Bae Kil-soo, boxer Choi Chol-soo, wrestlers Kim Il-il and Ri Hak-suk.
Song and others won four gold medals and finished 16th overall.
2024/07/28 19:38 KST
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