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Participants in 17th ITF Taekwon-Do World Championships Visit Mangyongdae

Pyongyang, September 7 (KCNA) -- The participants in the 17th ITF Taekwon-Do World Championships visited Mangyongdae, birthplace of President Kim Il Sung.

They looked round with keen interest the historic relics preserved in the native home in Mangyongdae where the President was born and spent his childhood.

They had photos taken and watched revolutionary historic sites on Mangyong Hill.

The visitors also toured the Tower of the Juche Idea, the Arch of Triumph, the Pyongyang Metro and the Patriotic Martyrs Cemetery and enjoyed grand gymnastic and artistic performance "Arirang".

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