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(Asiad) Boxer, table tennis player to carry N. Korean flag at opening ceremony

NAGOYA, Japan, Sept. 19 (Yonhap) -- North Korean boxer Hwang Hyo-sun and table t...

(Asiad) Boxer, table tennis player to carry N. Korean flag at opening ceremony

North Korean athletes Hwang Hyo-sun and U Tae-ryong have been selected to carry the North Korean flag during the opening ceremony of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Saturday. The athletes, who will represent North Korea in the women's 55-kilogram boxing and men's table tennis events respectively, will enter the stadium as the eighth nation, following China in alphabetical order.

North Korea has registered a total of 107 athletes in 14 sports for the Games, which are set to take place at Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium in Nagoya.

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