It will bring together excellent players selected from universities and colleges throughout the country. They will compete in the defence sports, football, basketball, volleyball, table tennis and other sports events.

Present at the opening ceremony were Thae Jong Su, chief secretary of the South Hamgyong Provincial Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, officials concerned, and university and college students in the province.

Jon Yong Nam, chairman of the Central Committee of the youth league, made an opening address.