The contest will bring together more than 600 disabled persons and amateurs in Pyongyang. The participants will compete in table tennis, tennis, swimming, shooting and archery events.

Attending the opening ceremony were officials of the Central Committee of the Korean Federation for the Protection of the Disabled and players, etc.

Yun Chang Il, chairman of the Central Committee of the federation, made an opening address to be followed by speeches.

The opening ceremony was followed by table tennis games of different categories at the Pyongyang Indoor Stadium.