Kim Jong Il's Immortal Exploits in Songun Revolutionary Leadership

    Pyongyang, August 25 (KCNA) -- Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army Kim Jong Il, who has taken the Songun idea and the Songun revolutionary line of President Kim Il Sung as his political creed, started his Songun revolutionary leadership with his historic inspection of the Guard Seoul Ryu Kyong Su 105 Tank Division on August 25, Juche 49 (1960). Over the last years he has performed immortal exploits which will shine long in the Juche-based army-building history with his indefatigable Songun revolutionary leadership.
    He, with rare political and military ability and commanding art, has inspected over 3,100 KPA units from August 1960 to the end of 2005 to develop the KPA into a-match-for-a-hundred revolutionary armed forces in which the leadership system of the Party has been firmly established.
    He advanced the slogan "Let us defend the Party Central Committee headed by Comrade Kim Il Sung even with our lives!" and implanted it in the minds of the servicepersons as their faith in the early years of his leadership over the army. And, in the 1970s, he put forward the army-building programme on modeling the whole army on the Juche idea.
    He also set forth such powerful slogans as "Let us fight devotedly for the great leader!" and "Let us train, study and live like the anti-Japanese guerrillas!" and aroused the whole army to carry them into practice and thus built the KPA as the leader's army and the Party's army both nominally and virtually.
    On February 6, 1963 when he called at the army post in Mt. Taedok, he clarified the essence and requirements of the slogan "A match for a hundred" put forward by the President and indicated the way for implementing the slogan to provide the guideline for strengthening the army as an invincible one.
    In order to bring up the soldiers to be a-match-for-a-hundred stalwarts, he inspected several hundred KPA units in the 1960s alone and put his heart and soul into modernizing the military hardware of the army.
    Under the meticulous guidance of the brilliant commander of Songun, the KPA has grown into a large contingent of fighters who devotedly defend the leader like Jang Ryong Chol, Kim Kwang Chol, Kil Yong Jo and 17 heroes of Mujae Peak and the revolutionary armed forces of Juche-type which thoroughly carry through the policies of the Party and are ready to willingly lay down their lives for the cause of the Party.
    The DPRK, with the strong army, has firmly defended socialism, frustrating the incessant provocations of the U.S. imperialists including the "Pueblo" incident (1968), large-sized spy plane "EC-121" incident (1969), "Panmunjom Incident" (1976) and "Panmunjom Gunfight Incident" (1984).
    Under the great Songun revolutionary leadership of Kim Jong Il, the KPA will display its invincible might fuller.

U.S. Military Exercises Condemned

    Pyongyang, August 25 (KCNA) -- The Paektusan Czech-Korean Friendship Association made public a statement on August 21 condemning the adventurous "Ulji Focus Lens" joint military exercises being staged by the U.S. and the south Korean bellicose forces. The statement said that since the conclusion of the Armistice Agreement, the U.S. forces have staged together with the south Korean army dangerous military maneuvers every year to ignite another war in Korea.
    Recalling that the U.S. has perpetrated provocations and espionage against any countries when it deems necessary and kept producing new type weapons with tremendous destructive power, the statement bitterly denounced the U.S. for staging military exercises to threaten peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula and laying obstacles in the way of reunification.
    Our association is standing by the people of the DPRK and pro-reunification forces in south Korea in their struggle for the peaceful reunification of the country and the withdrawal of the U.S. troops from south Korea, the statement said, demanding the U.S. halt its criminal moves against the Korean people.

All India Indo-Korean Friendship Association Meets

    Pyongyang, August 25 (KCNA) -- An annual meeting of the Executive Committee of the All India Indo-Korean Friendship Association was held on August 18. A congratulatory letter from the Korea-India Friendship Association was conveyed at the meeting.
    The meeting discussed issues of informing the broad masses of India of the struggle of the Korean people to build a great prosperous powerful nation and achieve the country's reunification, expressing support and solidarity to them and making a substantial contribution to boosting the friendly and cooperative relations between the two countries in conformity with the mission of the association.
    The meeting reviewed the activities conducted by the association, formed its new leadership and discussed an action program for 2007.
    It adopted a message to Kim Jong Il.
    Present at the meeting were S. S. Chaman, general secretary of the Indian Union for Friendship with Foreign Countries, Vishwanath, director general of the International Institute of Juche Idea, and Suneet Chopra and Harising Khang, joint secretaries of the All-India Agricultural Workers' Union who are members of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), K. S. Lao, member of the Parliament, and former Foreign Minister P. Shiv Shankar, chairman of the All India Indo-Korean Friendship Association, and members of the association.

WPK's Songun Politics Praised

    Pyongyang, August 25 (KCNA) -- The U.S. Group for the Study of Songun Politics posted on its Internet homepage photos showing revolutionary activities of President Kim Il Sung and General Secretary Kim Jong Il and articles praising the great Songun politics pursued by the Workers' Party of Korea. The article titled "Love for the people is the core of the Songun politics" said that the Songun politics is the best political mode as it fully embodies the love for the people, adding that the Korean people, therefore, praise it as a patriotic one.
    Another article captioned "One should not lose faith in the justice of one's cause" noted that the Korean people are confident that they can surely build a great prosperous powerful nation as they are under Korean-style socialism centered on the popular masses and it is entirely thanks to Kim Jong Il who has led the stand-off with the U.S. to victory with his firm faith in socialism.
    Other articles posted on the homepage tell how Kim Jong Il opened a new chapter of Songun politics true to the idea and intention of Kim Il Sung and introduce the essence and vitality of the Songun politics commanding the deep sympathy and strong support of the world public.

Struggle for Stop to "Ulji Focus Lens" Joint Military Exercises Called for in S. Korea

    Pyongyang, August 25 (KCNA) -- Youth and student organizations and Chairman of the Federation of Peasants Associations (Jonnong) of south Korea Mun Kyong Sik reportedly issued statements on August 21 denouncing the U.S.-south Korea "Ulji Focus Lens" joint military exercises. The south Korean Federation of University Student Councils (Hanchongryon) said that no one can vouch that the military exercises with extravagant forces and materials will not go over to an actual war and that youth and students would not remain a passive onlooker to the war maneuver which escalates war crisis and invokes national extermination on this land.
    The Seoul District Federation of University Student Councils under Hanchongryon declared that it would turn out to the all-out practical struggle for a stop to the war exercises, saying that the crisis prevailing in the Korean Peninsula is worsening due to the reckless moves of the U.S. and south Korean authorities pursuant to it.
    The Youth and Student Solidarity for Implementing the June 15 Joint Declaration strongly demanded that the U.S. and the south Korean authorities immediately stop the "Ulji Focus Lens."
    The Taegu and North Kyongsang Provincial Federation of University Student Councils under Hanchongryon accused the U.S. of continuing war exercises against the north in a bid to bring nuclear holocaust to the Korean nation and the south Korean authorities of joining in such moves actively.
    Mun Kyong Sik termed the "Ulji Focus Lens" a military provocation threatening peace of the Korean Peninsula and lives of the people, stressing that Jonnong would wage a more dynamic struggle to check the war exercises.
    Meanwhile, over 30 civic and social organizations in Taegu and North Kyongsang Province under the Reunification Solidarity called a press conference in front of the U.S. military base in Taegu on Aug. 21 in demand of a stop to the military exercises and entered into one-by-one demonstration.

Papers Call for Glorifying History of Songun Revolutionary Leadership

    Pyongyang, August 25 (KCNA) -- Papers here Friday dedicate editorials to the 46th anniversary of Kim Jong Il's start of Songun revolutionary leadership. Rodong Sinmun in its editorial stresses that the long history of the Songun revolutionary leadership of Kim Jong Il is shining as the most glorious chronicle in achieving prosperity of the country and the nation, defending Korean-style socialism and accomplishing the cause of independence against imperialism.
    The history of his Songun revolutionary leadership is a glorious one in which he put forward the army as a pillar, the driving force of the revolution and opened the era of great Songun with the might of arms, the editorial says, and goes on:
    This history is shining as the immortal chronicle in which he set in motion the army and the people to open a turning phase in the building of a great prosperous powerful socialist nation, the sacred chronicle in which he has strengthened the single-minded unity of the army and the people in every way and led the revolution and construction to victory with its might.
    All the servicepersons and people should devotedly defend the headquarters of the revolution, always keeping in mind the great pride and happiness of the nation under the Songun revolutionary leadership of the great brilliant commander of Mt. Paektu.
    They should regard the undying feats and tradition of his Songun revolutionary leadership as eternal lifeline of the Korean revolution. They should become resolute defenders of the Songun idea and thorough implementers of the Songun policy and push forward all the work of the revolution and construction in the mode of Songun policy.
    Minju Joson in its editorial calls upon all the people and servicepersons to hold Kim Jong Il in high esteem and steadily glorify the proud history and tradition of the Songun revolution.

Different Events of Martial Arts Games and Exhibition Presentations Held

    Pyongyang, August 25 (KCNA) -- Different events and exhibition presentations of the Second International Martial Arts Games took place in various gymnasiums in Chongchun Street here Thursday. Men's and women's individual pattern competitions and men's team pattern competitions of Taekwon-Do took place at the Taekwon-Do Hall.
    Eight gold medals went to DPRK players in pattern competitions.
    Pu Song Jin (DPRK) came first and Jan Mracek (Czech Republic) emerged runner-up in the first grade men's individual pattern competitions while Kim Kum Chol (DPRK) first and Ji Lei (China) second in the second grade men's individual pattern contests. Mun Hyok (DPRK) came first and Damjinsure Gansuren (Mongolia) second in the third grade men's individual pattern competitions and Pak Chung Song (DPRK) placed first and Him Ry Da (Cambodia) second in the fourth grade men's individual pattern contests.
    The first and second places in the first grade women's individual pattern contests respectively went to Jong Hae Ryon (DPRK) and Pal Chhor Raksmi (Cambodia). Je Kal Un (DPRK) came first and Maria Eugenia (Venezuela) second in the second grade women's individual pattern competitions while Sa Ok Jin (DPRK) placed first and Amalia Koleva (Bulgaria) second in the third grade women's individual pattern matches.
    The DPRK team came first and the Chinese team second in the men's team pattern competitions.
    Men's and women's individual sparring matches also took place that day.
    Karate and Muaythai games were held in the Table-Tennis Gymnasium.
    Players of the DPRK Teams A and B (the General Association of the Korean Residents in Japan) and the Czech Republic took part in men's and women's individual and team event competitions in pattern (kata) and sparring matches (kumide).
    The first place in the men's individual pattern competitions went to Ruzicka Rihard (Czech Republic) and the second place to Ri Chang Sa (DPRK Team B). Nova Petra (Czech Republic) placed first and Kim Un Gyong (DPRK Team A) second in the women's individual pattern competitions.
    DPRK Team A emerged winner and DPRK Team B runner-up in the men's and women's team pattern events.
    First places in men's individual sparring matches in different weight categories went to DPRK players Pak Hyok Chol, Ryo Jong, Kim Ju Song, Ri Kwang Chol and Jong Chol Ho and Czech player Ruzicka Rihard.
    Ryu Hye Ok, Ha Ryon Bok, Yu Jong and Choe Un Ju of the DPRK came first in the women's individual sparring matches of different weight categories.
    DPRK team A and B respectively placed first and second in the men's and women's team sparring events.
    The first place in the men's 60 kg category Muaythai event went to Kowit Thaepthap (Thailand) and second place to Wong Yuensang (Hong Kong, China). And the first place in the men's 63.5 kg category event went to Kriengsak Anannoo (Thailand) and the second place to Abbas Shebiak (Iran). Prajausin Kaewjambai (Thailand) came first in the men's 71 kg category event and Ghaderi Shahab (Iran) second. Stankeova Pavla (Czech Republic) placed first and Benchaphorn Chitchom (Thailand) second in the women's 60 kg category event.
    Players of Thailand showed high technique in the exhibition presentation of Muaythai.
    Wushu games were held at the Basketball Gymnasium.
    Chon Yong Hak from the DPRK, Chang Xing from China and Nguyen Ngoc Duy from Vietnam successfully executed sharp, correct and swift Wushu techniques displaying the spirit of the martial arts at Nan Quan, Chang Quan and Taiji Quan of Taolu.
    Kim Kwang Myong of the DPRK, An Xiaowei from China and Ghaffar Amani from Iran proved successful at Dao Shu and Qiang Shu.
    Won To Song and Pak Kyong Jun of the DPRK, Khosrow Minoo and Ali Fathi Arateh from Iran and Nguyen Thuy Ngan from Vietnam and others beat their rivals in Sanshu event.
    Pankration games were held at the Combat Sports Gymnasium.
    Andrei Terentyev of Russia placed first and Vasilei Novikov of Ukraine second in 77 kg category.
    Those from the DPRK and China and Koreans in Australia held round-robin in Paduk (Go) games held at the Handball Gymnasium.
    Ri Kwang Hyok, Pak Song Rim and Jo Sae Byol of the DPRK and Li Daichun and Fu Li from China defeated their rivals in the first and the second rounds of games.
    Taekwon-Do and Dragon Dance demonstrations were given at the Volleyball Gymnasium.
    The games continue.

DPRK Ambassador to South Africa Appointed

    Pyongyang, August 25 (KCNA) -- An Hui Jong was appointed as DPRK ambassador to South Africa, according to a decree of the Presidium of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly.

Increasing Role of NAM Called for

    Pyongyang, August 25 (KCNA) -- The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) is an international movement, which rejects joining any military bloc, advocates independence against all manner of domination, subjugation, aggression and war and strives for international friendship and solidarity. Rodong Sinmun today says this in a by-lined article dedicated to the 31st anniversary of the DPRK's entry into the NAM as its full-fledged member.
    The DPRK's entry into the NAM on August 25, 1975, marked an important occasion in increasing the ranks of the NAM and promoting its strengthening and development and raising the DPRK's international position and say, the article notes, and says:
    During the 6th Non-Aligned Summit, the DPRK worked hard for unity and cohesion of the NAM, exposing the imperialists' moves to split it. Thus, it made a great contribution to saving the movement from the crisis of division and advancing it in conformity with its noble mission and objective.
    Over the past years the DPRK has devotedly worked to defend the idea and principles of the NAM from the imperialists' obstructive moves, preserve its purity and ensure the unity and cohesion of it and its strengthening and development. In every period and at every stage of revolution, it clarified all the problems arising in checking the international reactionaries' attempts to divide the NAM, strengthening its position and might and raising its function and role. It thus worked hard to propel the victorious advance of this movement.
    The NAM has made big progress, but its noble idea and objective have not yet been realized, the article points out, and goes on: The sovereignty of the non-aligned countries is being violated or threatened by the imperialist forces. Only when support and solidarity are boosted among them and collective and joint actions are taken by them under this situation, is it possible to protect the sovereignty and interests of the NAM member nations and enhance the NAM's position and role in international relations.

Pankration Championships Go on

    Pyongyang, August 25 (KCNA) -- The second International Martial Arts Games, which opened on August 24, are being held in various gymnasiums in Chongchun Street of Pyongyang. On its sidelines, the Fourth World Pankration Championships are taking place at the Combat Sports Gymnasium amid interest of citizens. Taking part in the championships are 10-odd heavyweight players from seven countries.
    In the individual league contests of 77 kg category held on Thursday, Andrei Terentyev of Russia came the first, Vasilei Novikov of Ukraine the second and Yunusov Temurmalik of Uzbekistan the third by displaying stubborn fighting spirit and high standard of technique.
    The contests continue.

Celebrations Held

    Pyongyang, August 25 (KCNA) -- Dancing parties of youths and students and artistes' performances took place in various places on the occasion of the 46th anniversary of Kim Jong Il's start of Songun revolutionary leadership. Youths and students had pleasant dancing parties in various places in Pyongyang including the plazas of the Tower of the Juche Idea, the Monument to Party Founding and the April 25 House of Culture with profound reverence and deep trust in Kim Jong Il.
    The participants danced to the tune of "Let's Sing of General Dear to People", "General on a Galloping White Horse", "Ours Is Song of Victory" and other songs.
    Youths and students' dancing parties also took place in various provincial capitals, cities and county seats including Phyongsong, Sinuiju and Hamhung.
    A music and dance performance "Our General Is Best" was given by artistes of the Mansudae Art Troupe at the Ponghwa Art Theatre. A concert was given by artistes of the State Symphony Orchestra at the Moranbong Theatre to celebrate the anniversary.
    A music and dance performance was given by artistes of the State National Art Troupe at the Central Youth Hall and a celebration concert by artistes of various art troupes including the orchestra band of the Yun I Sang Music Institute at the Yun I Sang Concert Hall.
    Their repertoires helped the audiences recall with deep emotion the long journeys of Songun leadership made by Kim Jong Il for decades since the historic day he started his Songun revolutionary leadership.
    Art performances were also given at the State Drama Theatre and the Pyongyang Circus Theatre.
    Similar art performances took place at provincial art theatres and cultural halls in North Hamgyong Province, Jagang Province, Kangwon Province, North and South Hwanghae Provinces and other provinces.

International Martial Arts Games Committee Meets

    Pyongyang, August 25 (KCNA) --     Pyongyang, August 25 (KCNA) -- The fourth general assembly of the International Martial Arts Games Committee was held here today. It was attended by Jang Ung, president of the International Taekwon-Do Federation and chairman of the International Martial Arts Games Committee, Jong Jae Hun, secretary general of the International Martial Arts Games Committee, Leong Wai Meng, vice-chairman of the International Martial Arts Games Committee, Mohammad Ghasem Manouchehri, president of the World Federation of Kick-Boxing, Panagiotis Koutrobas, president of the International Pankration Federation, Santiprharp Intaraphartn, vice-president of the World Muaythai Federation, M. H. Abid, secretary general of the World Oriental Federation, and other representatives of international and national martial arts organizations.
    Also present there were Kwak Pom Gi, vice-premier of the Cabinet, Hwang Pong Yong, chairman of the Korean Taekwon-Do Committee and chairman of the Korean Martial Arts Federation, and officials concerned.
    Jang Ung expressed hope that the general assembly would successfully discuss and decide on its agenda items and make big progress in developing the committee. Kwak Pom Gi in his congratulatory speech said it is the hope of the Korean people that the games opened with splendor would prove a large get-together of the world's martial arts practitioners both in name and reality.
    Agenda items were discussed at the assembly.
    It heard reports made by the chairman and the secretary general of the International Martial Arts Games Committee.
    The assembly elected Jang Ung honorary chairman, Jong Jae Hun chairman. The first executive committee meeting of the assembly appointed Leong Wai Meng, vice-chairman of the International Martial Arts Games Committee, as secretary general and Ri Yong Son, executive director general of the ITF, and Kim Kwang Il, chairman of the program sub-committee of the International Martial Arts Games Committee, as vice secretary generals.
    　The assembly by-elected members of the IMAG Committee.

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Periodicos llaman a glorificar la historia de direccion del Songun

    Pyongyang, 25 de agosto (ATCC) -- Los periodicos capitalinos publicaron editoriales este viernes en ocasion de que se cumplen 46 anos desde que el Dirigente Kim Jong Il diera el primer paso de su direccion sobre la revolucion mediante el Songun (priorizacion militar). La larga historia de direccion sobre la revolucion mediante el Songun del Dirigente resulta el periodo mas glorioso para lograr la prosperidad de la patria y la nacion, llevar adelante el socialismo al estilo coreano y cumplir la causa de independencia antiimperialista, destaca el diario Rodong Sinmun y prosigue:
    Durante esa trayectoria, el Dirigente presento al Ejercito Popular de Corea como pilar y grueso de la revolucion y abrio la grandiosa era del Songun con el poderio de las fuerzas armadas.
    Ademas, propicio una coyuntura trascendental en la construccion de una gran potencia prospera socialista movilizando al ejercito y el pueblo de Corea y con el poderio de la unidad monolitica entre estos, consolidada por todos los medios, condujo a las victorias sucesivas la revolucion y la construccion.
    Todos los oficiales y soldados del EPC y los habitantes deben defender a costa de vida a la Direccion de la Revolucion sintiendo en carne propia la gran dignidad y felicidad que tiene la nacion coreana por contar con la direccion referida del gran General Insigne del Paektu.
    Hay que tomar por la eterna linea vital de la revolucion coreana las imborrables hazanas y tradiciones hechas por el Dirigente al guiar la revolucion con el Songun.
    　Tambien tienen que defender resueltamente la idea del Songun, ejecutar consecuentemente la politica homonima e impulsar todas las labores de la revolucion y construccion segun esta formula politica.
    Por su parte, el rotativo Minju Joson llamo a todos a glorificar para siempre la orgullosa historia y tradicion de la revolucion del Songun enalteciendo al Dirigente.

Noticias de la segunda jornada de la II CIAM

    Pyongyang, 25 de agosto (ATCC) -- En el marco de la Segunda Competencia Internacional de Arte Marcial (CIAM) tuvieron lugar ayer los encuentros por disciplinas y presentacion modelo en los centros deportivos del capitalino reparto Chongchun. En el Palacio de Taekwon-do los muchachos anfitriones impusieron su ley al conquistar 8 medallas de oro en el pattern individual de ambos sexos y el colectivo masculino.
    En las pruebas individuales masculinas, en el primer nivel ocupo el primer lugar Pu Song Jin (Corea) y el segundo Jan Mracek (Checo); en el segundo nivel, Kim Kum Chol (Corea) en el primer lugar y Ji Lei (China) en el segundo; en el tercer nivel, Mun Hyok (Corea) en el primer lugar y Damjinsure Gansuren (Mongolia) en el segundo y en el cuarto nivel, Pak Chung Song (Corea) en el primer lugar y Him Ry Da (Cambodia) en el segundo.
    En la rama femenina, en el primer nivel ocupo el primer lugar Jong Hae Ryon (Corea) y el segundo Pal Chhor Raksmi (Cambodia); en el segundo nivel, Jegal Un (Corea) en el primero y Maria Eugenia (Venezuela) en el segundo y en el tercer nivel, Sa Ok Jin (Corea) en el primer lugar y Amilia Koleva (Bulgaria) en el segundo.
    En pattern colectivo masculino, el equipo coreano ocupo el primer lugar colocando al de China en el segundo.
    Este dia, se efectuaron tambien los encuentros de parrins individual de ambos sexos.
    　Por otra parte, en el Centro de Ping Pong tuvieron lugar las competencias de Karate-do y Muaythai.
    En las individuales y colectivas de ambos sexos de Kata (pattern) y Kumite (parrins) combatieron los karatekas coreanos de equipos A y B (Asociacion General de Coreanos Residentes en Japon) y los checos.
    En el pattern individual masculino Ruzicka Rihard (Checo) ocupo el primer lugar y Ri Chang Sa (del equipo B de Corea) el segundo mientras en la categoria para damas Nova Petra (Checo) y Kim Un Gyong (Corea, equipo A) ocuparon el primer y segundo lugares, respectivamente.
    En el pattern colectivo, los jugadores del equipo A ocuparon el primer lugar en sus respectivos sexos situando a los del B en el segundo lugar.
    En el parrins individual masculino de diversos pesos subieron a lo mas alto del podio los coreanos Pak Hyok Chol, Ryo Jong, Kim Ju Song, Ri Kwang Chol, Jong Chol Ho y el checo Ruzicka Rihard.
    En las divisiones femeninas se llevaron las preseas doradas Ryu Hye Ok, Ha Ryon Bok, Yu Jong y Choe Un Ju.
    En parrins colectivo, los coreanos del equipo A se coronaron con preseas de oro en sus respectivos sexos mientras los muchachos del B tuvieron que conformarse con el segundo lugar.
    En la modalidad de Muaythai para hombres, Kowit Thaepthap (Tailandia) ocupo el primer lugar y Wong Yuensang (Hong Kong de China) el segundo en la categoria de 60 kg; Kriengsak Anannoo (Tailandia) y Abbas Shebiak (Iran) el primer y segundo lugares, respectivamente en la de 63.5 kg; Prajausin Kaewjambai (Tailandia) y Ghaderi Shahab (Iran) el primer y segundo lugares, respectivamente en la de 71 kg.
    En la misma disciplina para damas ocuparon el primer y segundo lugares Stankeova Pavla (Checo) y Benchaphorn Chitchom (Tailandia) respectivamente en la division de 60 kg.
    Ademas, los jugadores de Tailandia demostraron su alta tecnica en la presentacion modelo de Muaythai.
    En el Centro de Baloncesto se entablaron los duelos de Wushu. El coreano Chon Yong Hak, el chino Chang Xing y el vietnamita Nguyen Ngoc Duy ejecutaron excelentemente unos movimientos finos, correctos, vigorosos y rapidos que demuestran la capacidad espiritual de Nanquan, Changquan y Taijiquan, modalidades de Taollu.
    El coreano Kim Kwang Myong, el chino An Xiao Wei y el irani Ghaffar Amani se destacaron en Dao Shu y Qiang Shu.
    En la disciplina de Sanshu, los coreanos Won To Song y Pak Kyong Jun, los iranies Khosrow Minoo y Ali Fathi Arateh y el vietnamita Nguyen Thuy Ngan y otros derrotaron a sus rivales en juegos espectaculares.
    En la modalidad de Pankration efectuada en el Centro de Atletismo Pesado, Andrei Terentyev de Rusia ocupo el primer lugar y Vasilei Novikov de Ucrania, el segundo en la categoria de 77 kg.
    En el torneo de Paduk desarrollado en el Centro de Balonmano en forma de todos contra todos, participaron los jugadores de Corea, China, los coreanos residentes en Australia.
    En la primera y segunda partidas los coreanos Ri Kwang Hyok, Pak Song Rim y Jo Sae Byol y los chinos Li Dai Chun y Fu Li doblegaron a sus contrincantes.
    Mientras tanto, en el Centro de Voleibol se ofrecio la presentacion modelo de Taekwon-do y danza de dragon.
    La CIAM continua.

Nombrado nuevo embajador coreano a acreditarse en Sudafrica

    Pyongyang, 25 de agosto (ATCC) -- Segun un decreto del Presidium de la Asamblea Popular Suprema de la Republica Popular Democratica de Corea, An Hui Jong fue designado como nuevo embajador extraordinario y plenipotenciario de la RPDC en la Republica Sudafricana.

Inaugurado XX Torneo Internacional de Tenis de Mesa de Pyongyang

    Pyongyang, 25 de agosto (ATCC) -- Quedo inaugurada este jueves en el Palacio de Deportes de Pyongyang la vigesima edicion del Torneo Internacional de Tenis de Mesa por Invitacion de Pyongyang. 　En el certamen a extenderse hasta el 28 del mes en curso participan los jugadores de Malasia, Mongolia, India, China, la provincia de Jilin de China, Corea (2 equipos), quienes tendran que jugar en partidos colectivos, simples y dobles de ambos sexos, respectivamente.
    　En la ceremonia inaugural estuvieron presentes Kim To Jun, presidente de la Asociacion de Tenis de Mesa de la RPDC y titular de la Direccion Nacional de Turismo, y otros funcionarios interesados, deportistas, trabajadores, jovenes y ninos escolares de esta capital.
    　El discurso de la apertura estuvo a cargo de Jong In Chol, presidente del Comite Organizador de este evento y vicepresidente del Comite de Direccion de Deportes.
    　Acto seguido, se entablaron competencias por equipos de uno y otro sexo.
    　Este torneo, que tiene lugar anualmente en Pyongyang, resulta a los sobresalientes jugadores de varios paises y regiones una buena oportunidad para intercambiar las tecnicas y experiencias adquiridas en el entrenamiento y profundizar la fraternidad bajo el ideal de amistad, independencia y paz.