[Asian Games] North Korea Tastes Gold for the First Time in 5 Years... 3 Gold Medals in Gymnastics and Shooting in One Day
North Korea, which returned to the international all-around competition after five years, won three gold medals in one day and rose to the middle of the medal rankings.
In the finals of the women's artistic gymnastics event held at the Huanglong Sports Center Stadium in Hangzhou, China on the 28th, North Korea collected three medals, including two gold medals led by Ahn Chang-ok, who swept the vault and double parallel bars, and one silver medal in the vault by Kim Seon-hyang.
Prior to this, he won his first gold medal in the 10m running target team shooting event. 카지노
North Korea rose 9 places from 19th place in the medal rankings with 3 gold medals, 5 silver medals, and 4 bronze medals to 10th place as of 7:50 p.m.
It was unique to see Ahn Chang-ok and all members of the shooting team saluting at the awards ceremony.
Ahn Chang-ok earned an average of 14.049 points in the first and second rounds of the vault and was the only one of the eight athletes to win with a score in the 14-point range.
She also received 14.266 points, 14 points alone, on the double parallel bars, hoisting the national flag to the top of the awards ceremony with overwhelming skills in both events.
North Korea unilaterally boycotted the 2020 Tokyo Olympics held in 2021, saying it would prevent the introduction of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) into the country.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) suspended North Korea's NOC status until the end of 2022 and banned it from participating in international competitions, saying North Korea violated the Olympic Charter, which requires all National Olympic Committees (NOCs) to participate in the Olympics.
The IOC's disciplinary action was lifted at the start of 2023, and North Korea returned to international competitions for the first time in five years since the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang through this competition.
Despite being unable to participate in overseas competitions for five years, North Korea is showing off its outstanding skills at the Hangzhou Asian Games, making it difficult to feel the gap, perhaps thanks to strengthening solidarity through internal competition.
If it were not for a critical mistake in the men's 10m running target team event, the gold medal would have been North Korea, not Korea.
North Korea stood out in women's gymnastics, where it was particularly strong in vault and other areas.
Five of the total medals won came from gymnastics, including two bronze medals in the team event and individual all-around Kim Su-jeong.
North Korea won 12 gold, 12 silver, and 13 bronze medals at the Asian Games five years ago.