North Korea’s national team wins silver medal in Olympic table tennis
North Korean representatives Lee Jong-sik and Kim Kum-yong won silver medals in mixed table tennis at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The broadcast was broadcast on the website of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
In the decisive match, the Chinese Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha won the match against the Koreans. The match ended with a score of 4:2 (11:6, 7:11, 11:8, 11:5, 7:11, 11:8). The bronze was won by athletes from South Korea – Lim Jeong Hoon and Shin Yu Bin.
Thus, the DPRK team won its first award at the 2024 Games. North Korean athletes missed the Tokyo Olympics due to the coronavirus pandemic; at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, the team won seven medals – two gold, three silver and two bronze.
The Olympic Games will last until August 11. 15 Russians and 17 Belarusians are competing in Paris as neutrals.
Source: Lenta
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