He defeated his Chinese, Turkmenistan and south Korean rivals in the preliminary matches, his rival of Taipei, China in the semi-finals and his Mongolian rival in the finals, bagging a gold medal.

DPRK players Kim Sol Mi and Kim Su Gyong finished the runner-up in women's 48kg and 63 kg categories respectively.

Meanwhile, DPRK wrestler Yun Won Chol placed third in the greco-roman 55kg category at the 2013 Asian Wrestling Championship held in New Delhi on April 18.