calendar>>March 10. 2015 Juche 104
Ryongnamsan Sports Team of DPRK
Pyongyang, March 10 (KCNA) -- The Ryongnamsan Sports Team in the DPRK strives to contribute to the nation's sports development.

According to Choe Yong Gil, head of the team, its coaches and players are now intensifying on a scientific basis the training in wrestling, boxing, swimming and other events, with their will to honor Kim Il Sung University the team belongs to.

In recent years the team has shown good results in international and national sports games.

It won more than 50 gold, 30 silver and 30 bronze medals in 2014 alone.

Yang Kyong Il took the men's 57kg freestyle title at the 2014 World Wrestling Championships held in Tashkent of Uzbekistan, while Kim Un Hyang proved successful in the women's 10m platform diving event of the 17th Asian Games.

Copyright (C) KOREA NEWS SERVICE(KNS) All Rights Reserved.