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DPRK Players Prove Successful at World Taekwon-do Championships
Pyongyang, August 14 (KCNA) -- DPRK players proved successful at the 11th World Junior and the 6th World Veteran Taekwon-Do Championships held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, from August 3 to 10.

They participated in the junior championship.

They bagged 18 gold medals, three silver medals and seven bronze medals to be placed first in team standing.

They separately won women's team sparring, men's and women's team pattern and men's and women's self-defense matches.

Ha Kum Gwang and Sin Hyon Il separately placed first in men's above 75 kg individual sparring matches in the age category of 16-17 and in the 51 kg individual sparring matches in the age category of 14-15, Kim Un Hwa, Pae Kyong Sim, Kim Chong Ok and Ju Ok in women's above 70 kg, 70 kg, 58 kg and 46 kg individual sparring matches in the age category of 16-17.

Kim Un Ye and Won Ok won the women's 52 kg and 46 kg individual sparring matches in the age category of 14-15.

Kim Kwang Chon and Han Tae Bom won gold medals in the men's individual pattern competitions 2nd and 3rd degrees, Pae Kyong Sim, Won Ok and Kim Un Hwa in the women's individual pattern competitions 1st, 2nd and 3rd degrees.

DPRK players placed second in the men's team special technique competitions.

Pak Yong Bok and Choe Kyong Won placed second and third in the men's 45 kg and 69 kg individual sparring matches in the age category of 16-17 and Pak Un Ha third in the women's 52 kg individual sparring matches.

Kim Kwang Chon and Ri Tu Song won bronze medals in the men's 57 kg and 45 kg individual sparring matches in the age category of 14-15 and Ri Cho Won a bronze medal in the women's 58 kg individual sparring matches.

Kang Jin Hyok took the second in the men's pattern individual matches 1st degree and Pak Chol Rim and Pak Kum Hyang third in the men's and women's individual special technique competitions.

The junior championship brought together more than 300 men and women players from 26 countries and regions including the DPRK, Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan.

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