N. Korean team attends welcome ceremony for Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games
NAGOYA — North Korean athletes attended an official welcome ceremony for the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Friday, vowing to put on good performances and achieve better results at the quadrennial continental multisport event. The welcome ceremony for the North Korean delegation took place at the Port of Nagoya Garden Pier in Nagoya, Japan, at 3 p.m., after a delay of more than an hour. Pak…
Nagoya, Japan witnessed a welcome ceremony for the North Korean delegation at the Port of Nagoya Garden Pier on Friday, despite the event being delayed by over an hour. This was the eighth official athlete welcome ceremony out of nine scheduled during the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. The ceremony was attended by Pak Chon-jong, North Korea's vice minister of physical culture and sports, who took on the role of chef de mission.
Additionally, Ko Chol-ho, the secretary-general of the Olympic Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, was present. Previously, Sports Minister Kim Il-guk had been reported as the chef de mission, but Pak was officially recognized at the ceremony. Kim Il-guk, who had arrived in Japan the day prior, would serve as head of the North Korean Olympic Committee.
The former basketball player from North Korea did not engage with reporters prior to or following the ceremony.
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