In particular, footballers took the first place in the 2016 FIFA U-17 and U-20 Women's World Cups. World media reported that the DPRK captured two women's world cups in few months and it reached the peak of reserves training in the world.

The victories in the AFC U-14 Girls' Regional Championship 2016 for East Zone and the 2016 U-19 International Women's Soccer "Spring of Kuban" showed well the development of women's football in the DPRK.

Weightlifter Rim Jong Sim and gymnast Ri Se Gwang displayed the honor of the country over the world by bagging gold medals at the 31st Olympic Games.

Meanwhile, many athletes brought home gold in shooting, weightlifting, marathon, figure skating and synchronized swimming events of the world or Asian championships and other international games. And men's and women's handball teams won the first place in the IHF Trophy Tournament East and Southeast Asia.

Taekwon-Do players also proved successful in the 8th Asian Taekwon-Do Championship, the 12th World Juvenile Taekwon-Do Championships and the 7th World Veteran Taekwon-Do Championships.