DPRK players proved successful in weightlifting, gymnastics, wrestling, shooting, boxing and table-tennis. The women's football team defeated its rivals, bagging a gold medal.

The successes made by the DPRK players strikingly demonstrated the great vitality of the Workers' Party of Korea's plan for building a sports power and its idea of attaching importance to sports, the editorial says, adding:

The shining successes are a powerful demonstration of the might of the single-minded unity of the DPRK in which its people forms a harmonious whole with the leader.

The sportspersons are always in the uppermost mind of the leader and their hearts are burning with the single-minded loyalty to him as they share the intention, breath and pace with him at all times. This was the source of inexhaustible strength that enabled Songun Korea to achieve world startling successes in sports events.

The successes made by the DPRK players serve as an engine instilling into all the service personnel and people great national pride and self-confidence and encouraging the whole country to effect a surge in production.

They make the Korean nation-first spirit prevail throughout the country and let indomitable fighting spirit and revolutionary enthusiasm run high at every post and work site.

We should consolidate the successes already made and bring about leap forward in all fields for building a thriving nation and fully demonstrate the heroic spirit of Songun Korea dashing toward the final victory.

As supreme leader Kim Jong Un clearly indicated the revolutionary strategy and ways to accelerate the final victory with his far-sighted wisdom and has led all the service personnel and people with his distinguished organizing ability and leadership art, they have strong courage and the great Paektusan nation has rosy future.

Admirable sportspersons, please accept the warm congratulations of all service personnel and people.