In the women's 75kg weightlifting event on August 12 Rim Jong Sim lifted 121kg at snatch and 153kg at jerk, lifting a total of 274kg, and came first, emerging a double Olympic gold medalist.

In the men's vault of gymnastics on August 15 Ri Se Gwang beat back his Russian, Japanese and Romanian rivals, coming first.

Meanwhile, Om Yun Chol placed second in the men's 56kg weightlifting event and Choe Hyo Sim and Kim Kuk Hyang in the women's 63kg weightlifting event and over 75kg event respectively.

Kim Song I won a bronze medal in the women's single table tennis event while Kim Song Guk bagged a bronze medal in the men's 50m pistol event.