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Schoolchildren's Sports Contest for Jongilbong Prize Closes
Pyongyang, June 30 (KCNA) -- The 37th National Schoolchildren's Sports Contest for Jongilbong Prize closed with due ceremony at the Cultural House in South Phyongan Province on Wednesday.

The contest was divided into groups of secondary and primary schools.

Boy players of Pyongyang Ryongwang Secondary School and girl players of Sangha Secondary School in Sariwon City of North Hwanghae Province and Hero Sinchang Secondary School in Pukchong County of South Hamgyong Province came first in defense sports matches while boy players of Jajak Secondary School in Kaechon City of South Phyongan Province and girl players of Pyongyang Kwanmun Secondary School placed first in volleyball matches.

Boy players of Pyongyang June 9 Ryongbuk Secondary School and girl players of Pyongyang Kwangbokgori Secondary School came first in table tennis, boy players of Sinhung Secondary School in Hamhung City of South Hamgyong Province and girl players of Pyongyang Bulgungori Secondary School in tennis and boy players of Sonbong Secondary School in Rason City of North Hamgyong Province and girl players of Palsan Secondary School in Yonan County of South Hwanghae Province in badminton.

Boy players of Pyongyang Hasin Primary School and girl players of Kyongam Primary School in Sariwon City came first in table tennis in the group of primary schools.

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