A three-storied gymnasium was completed in Sinuiju City, North Phyongan Province with the Day of the Shining Star (February 16), leader Kim Jong Il's birthday, as an occasion.

The gymnasium can host more than 20 kinds of sports events.

A gymnasium in Sapho District, Hamhung City, South Hamgyong Province was fashionably reconstructed. And a gymnasium and a 1,000-seat stadium took their shapes at the Jaeryong Mine in South Hwanghae Province.