North Korea to send 9 wrestlers to 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games
North Korea will send nine athletes to compete in wrestling at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. According to the United World Wrestling (UWW) on Thursday, North Korea has entered two wrestlers in men's Greco-Roman wrestling — Ryu Yu-chol in the 60-kilogram class, ranked No. 51 in the world, and Son Man-kwang in the 67kg class, ranked No. 49. In men's freestyle, world No. 1 Han Chong-song will…
Nine North Korean wrestlers will represent their country in the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, focusing on wrestling events. The athletes are expected to compete in both Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestling categories.
In Greco-Roman wrestling, North Korea will field two wrestlers, Ryu Yu-chol in the 60-kilogram class (ranked 51st globally) and Son Man-kwang in the 67kg class (ranked 49th). Meanwhile, in freestyle wrestling, the country will send world No. 1 Han Chong-song to compete in the 57kg class and Kim Kwang-jin (ranked 14th globally) in the 65kg category.
On the women's side, North Korea will feature Kim Son-hyang in the 50kg class (ranked 19th), Choe Hyo-gyong in the 53kg class (ranked 7th), Son Il-sim in the 57kg class (ranked 3rd), Kim Ok-ju in the 62kg class (ranked 3rd), and Pak Sol-gum in the 68kg class (ranked 10th).
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