calendar>>March 24. 2016 Juche 105
Anniversary of Kim Jong Un's Work Observed
Pyongyang, March 24 (KCNA) -- A seminar in the field of sports was held at the Weightlifting Gymnasium in Chongchun Street on Thursday to observe the first anniversary of supreme leader Kim Jong Un's work "Let Us Usher in a New Golden Age of Building a Sports Power in the Revolutionary Spirit of Paektu."

The seminar heard papers explaining and proving the validity and scientific accuracy of the idea and theories enunciated by Kim Jong Un in his work.

The speakers said that his work serves as guidelines setting forth a new strategy to bring about a revolutionary turn in physical culture and sports as required by the building of a thriving nation and indicating the way of carrying it out.

They noted his work helps maximize the speed of advance for building a sports power by bringing the nation's sports technique to the world level as soon as possible.

The idea of encouraging all people to like sports and getting sporting fervor prevail throughout the country by popularizing them and making them part of their daily life has displayed its great vitality, they said.

Reality proves that in order to bring the nation's sports technique to the world's level as early as possible it is necessary to regard the process for putting sports on a scientific basis as a great propellant for sports development, they added.

They called for decisively strengthening the guidance over sports by enhancing the functions and roles of the sports guiding bodies in every way.

Present at the seminar were officials concerned and officials, coaches, teachers, researchers and media persons in the field of sports.

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