A ceremony for conveying them was held at the Athletics Gymnasium in Chongchun Street of Pyongyang on Saturday.

Present there were Ri Yong Su, department director of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, Ri Jong Mu, minister of Physical Culture and Sports, officials in the field of sports, players and coaches.

A speech was made for the occasion to be followed by other speeches.

The speakers praised Kim Jong Un as a kind-hearted father and a great teacher who took measures one after another to develop the nation's sports and is taking deep care of the sports persons.

They called upon all players and coaches to make positive contribution to the building of sports power by glorifying the country with gold medals, true to the idea and intention of Kim Jong Un.