He wonderfully performed "Ri Se Gwang Movement-1" and "Ri Se Gwang Movement-2" at the vault event to take the first place.

At that time, Reuters reported that Ri told journalists his gold medal belonged to the DPRK, his country, which would give the faith in victory and courage to the people in the homeland.

Ri Se Gwang held the world championship thrice and the Asian championship twice and snatched gold medals at the 6th FIG Competition for the Cup for Gymnastic Challengers, the 15th Asian Games and the 2008 Artistic Gymnastics World Cup.

He was awarded the title of People's Athlete in 2013, the title of DPRK Labor Hero in 2017 and Kim Jong Il Prize in 2018.