North Korea to send 9 wrestlers to 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 compete in the 57kg class, while Kim Kwang-jin, ranked No. 14, will compete in the 65kg class.…
North Korea has announced it will send nine wrestlers to the upcoming Asian Games. The country has entered wrestlers in both Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestling events. In Greco-Roman, 60-kilogram wrestler Ryu Yu-chol, ranked 51st in the world, and 67-kilogram wrestler Son Man-kwang, ranked 49th, will represent North Korea. In freestyle wrestling, world No. 1 Han Chong-song will compete in the 57-kilogram class, while Kim Kwang-jin, ranked 14th, will compete in the 65-kilogram class.
North Korea's women's freestyle lineup includes Kim Son-hyang in the 50-kilogram class, ranked 19th; Choe Hyo-gyong in the 53-kilogram class, ranked 7th; Son Il-sim in the 57-kilogram class, ranked 3rd; Kim Ok-ju in the 62-kilogram class, ranked 3rd; and Pak Sol-gum in the 68-kilogram class, ranked 10th. Since making significant progress in international wrestling in the late 2010s, North Korea has won seven medals - one gold, three silver, and three bronze - at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games.
They also claimed seven medals, including three golds, two silvers, and two bronzes, at last year's world championships. North Korea plans to send a delegation of around 100 athletes to the Asian Games.
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