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17th National Taekwon-Do Championship for Jongilbong Prize Opens
Pyongyang, June 9 (KCNA) -- The 17th National Taekwon-Do Championship for Jongilbong Prize opened with due ceremony at the Taekwon-Do Hall Monday.

The championship brought together at least 500 players selected from provincial Taekwon-do teams and other units. They will compete in Taekwon-do and go.

Present at the opening ceremony were Choe Ryong Hae, secretary of the C.C., the Workers' Party of Korea, officials concerned, Taekwon-do players and coaches.

Kim Kyong Ho, chairman of the Korean Taekwon-Do Committee, made an opening speech.

At the end of the ceremony, there took place Taekwon-do demonstration.

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