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DPRK Cabinet Hosts Banquet in Honor of Olympic Medalists
Pyongyang, August 16 (KCNA) -- The DPRK Cabinet hosted a banquet in honor of the players who proved successful at the 30th Olympic Games at Okryu Restaurant on Thursday.

Present there were Premier of the Cabinet Choe Yong Rim, Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea Central Committee Kim Ki Nam, Vice-premier of the Cabinet Kim Yong Jin, Department Director of the C.C., the WPK Ri Yong Su, Minister of Physical Culture and Sports Pak Myong Chol, officials concerned, players and coaches.

Kim Yong Jin said in his speech that it is the pride of the Songun era and great encouragement to the Korean people that Kim Un Guk, Om Yun Chol, An Kum Ae and Rim Jong Sim bagged gold medals in the Olympic games to glorify the great era of Kim Jong Un.

He stressed the need for the sportspersons to make redoubled efforts to win victory after victory in the international games, exalt the resourcefulness and dignity of the country and the nation and devotedly uphold the dear respected Marshal Kim Jong Un with gold medals.

Kim Un Guk in his reply speech made on behalf of the players renewed his determination to intensify the training and thus win more gold medals to be true to the behests of general secretary Kim Jong Il and live up to the profound love and trust shown by Marshal Kim Jong Un.

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