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DPRK Grabs Top Prizes at World Circus Festival
Pyongyang, September 22 (KCNA) -- The world circus festival "Idol-2017" took place in Russia from September 14 to 17.

Taking part in it were more than 140 famous acrobats from 13 countries including the DPRK, Germany, Russia, Mongolia, China, Ukraine, Italy and Spain.

The DPRK acrobats presented physical acrobatics "Spirit of Nalpharam", showing peculiar and refined movements representative of national bravery and resourcefulness to be acclaimed by the spectators.

At the awarding ceremony on September 17, the special prize and spectators gold prize went to the physical acrobatics "Spirit of Nalpharam" and the top technique prize to acrobat O Yun Hyok who successfully displayed six back turns, highest stunt in the world.

And the festival organizing committee conferred a certificate on the physical acrobatics "Swing Centre" displayed by the Korean acrobats.

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