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DPRK Championships and Inter-Provincial Mass Sports Contest Close in DPRK

Date: 31/10/2024 | Source: KCNA.kp (En) | Read original version at source

Pyongyang, October 31 (KCNA) -- The finals of the 2024 Inter-Provincial Mass Sports Contest in Celebration of the 75th Day of Physical Culture and the closing ceremony of the DPRK Championships and the Inter-Provincial Mass Sports Contest took place at the Taekwon-Do Hall here on Oct. 30.

Present there were Kim Myong Hun, vice-premier of the Cabinet, Kim Jong Sun, department director of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, officials concerned, officials in the field of sports, sportspersons and the participants in the inter-provincial mass sports contest.

There were the finals of the 2024 Inter-Provincial Mass Sports Contest in Celebration of the 75th Day of Physical Culture.

The Pyongyang Municipal Team defeated the South Phyongan Provincial Team at the men's volleyball game.

South Hamgyong, North Hwanghae and North Hamgyong provinces took the first place respectively in the event of running with carrying balls on the head and arms and driving a ball, the event of crossword puzzle and the event of arm-wrestle.

The Pyongyang Municipal Team beat the North Phyongan Provincial Team 2:0 in the tug-of-war finals.

Then followed a closing ceremony of the DPRK Championships and the 2024 Inter-Provincial Mass Sports Contest.

In the DPRK Championships, men and women players of the April 25 Sports Team took the first place in the basketball event and men players of the Kigwancha Sports Team and women players of the April 25 Sports Team in the volleyball event respectively. And 25 new national records were set in the track-and-field, weightlifting, swimming and shooting events.

Pyongyang Municipality came first in total standings of the inter-provincial mass sports contest.

The standings of the championships and the contest as well as the list of players who set new national records in the championships were announced. And trophies, rotating trophy cups and new record medals were awarded to the successful organizations and players.

Kim Il Guk, minister of Physical Culture and Sports, made a closing address. -0-

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