The DPRK women's football team proved successful in the Asian regional finals in last September with three wins and two draws in five matches, winning a ticket for the Olympic Games.

Sixteen players (six men and ten women) will compete in weightlifting, marathon, wrestling, table tennis, archery and shooting.

Kang Sung Hui, a vice department director of the Ministry of Physical Culture and Sports, told KCNA that the selection of players will continue till May this year, adding that more players are likely to be qualified for the Olympic Games in such events as boxing, judo and diving.

The DPRK bagged two gold, one silver and three bronze medals in the 29th Olympic Games in 2008.