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National Sports Festival Closes
Pyongyang, October 29 (KCNA) -- The national sports festival that opened on October 15 in celebration of the 65th birthday of the Workers' Party of Korea was closed with due ceremony at the Basketball Gymnasium in Chongchun Streets on Friday.

Players at the festival set new world record in the women's team event of shooting in trench and new DPRK records in the different events of shooting, archery, athletic and weight lifting.

Men and women players of the Mangyongbong Sports Team placed first at football games, men players of the Kigwancha Sports Team and women players of the Amnokgang Sports Team at basketball games and men and women players of the April 25 Sports Teams at volleyball games.

Present at the ceremony were Ri Yong Su, department director of the Central Committee of the WPK, officials concerned and sportspersons.

Pak Myong Chol, minister of Physical Culture and Sports, made a closing speech.

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