The DPRK men's football teams won the AFC Challenger Cup Tournament, the Asian U-16 Football Championship, the 4-nation Soccer Tournament in Qatar and the International Tournament for the Vietnam Football Association Cup.

The DPRK took the trophy and the prize of morality in the Asian U-19 Football Championship, with its player, Jong Il Gwan, named the best player.

The DPRK women's team also made a good job in the AFC Women's Asian Cup to earn a ticket for the 2011 Women's World Cup.

Many gold medals were garnered in shooting, weightlifting, boxing, judo and other international tournaments.

Jo Yong Chol finished first in the 50th World Shooting Championship of the International Shooting Sports Federation, Kim Un Guk in the World Weightlifting Championship, Yun Kum Ju in the World Women's Boxing Championship and the 5th Asian Women's Boxing Championship and An Kum Ae in the World Cup Women's Judo Tournament.

Taekwon-Do players bagged many gold medals and trophies in the 5th Asian Taekwon-Do Championship, the 9th World Junior Taekwon-Do Championship and the 4th Veteran Taekwon-Do Championship, ranking first in team standings.

The DPRK also scored good results in the 16th Asian Games, the 14th International Boxing Masters Championship, the First Youth Olympic Games, the Asian Junior Judo Championship, the 12th Asian Junior Weightlifting Championship, the International Free Flying Aero Model Contest for Mongolian Cup and other international tournaments.