North Korea at the 2022 Asian Games

North Korea at the
2022 Asian Games
North Korea at the; 2022 Asian Games
IOC code	PRK
NOC	Olympic Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
in Hangzhou; 23 September 2023 – 8 October 2023
Flag bearers	Pang Chol-mi; Pak Myong-won
Medals; Ranked 9th	Gold 11 Silver 18 Bronze 10 Total 39
Asian Games appearances (overview)
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The Democratic People's Republic of Korea competed at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China, from 23 September 2023 to 8 October 2023. Earlier the event was scheduled to held in September 2022^[1] but due to COVID-19 pandemic cases rising in China the event was postponed and rescheduled to September–October 2023.^[2]^[3] The nation's football opener marked their return to international sport.^[4]

North Korea was under sanctions by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) since 2021 due to its national anti-doping body's non-compliance with WADA standards. As a consequence, North Korea was barred from using it flags in international sports competitions except the Olympics and Paralympics but the Olympic Council of Asia allowed the country to use its flag in the Asian Games.^[5]

Archery

Recurve Individuals

Athlete	Event	Ranking Round		Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final/Bronze Medal
Athlete	Event	Score	Seed	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Han Myong-gyu	Men's Individual	615	67	Did not advance
Kim Kuk-song		623	63 Q	Chai (HKG) L 4–6	Did not advance
Ri Tae-bom		637	49 Q	Pathairat (THA) L 4–6	Did not advance
Kang Un-ju	Women's Individual	619	36 Q	Kanatbek (KGZ) W 6–0	Chiu (TPE) L 3–7	Did not advance
Pak Hyang-sun		623	33 Q	Saloum (KSA) W 6–0	Đỗ (VIE) L 0–6	Did not advance
Ri Song-bok		596	53	Did not advance

Team Recurve

Athlete	Event	Ranking Round		Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final/Bronze Medal
Athlete	Event	Score	Seed	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Han Myong-gyu Kim Kuk-song Ri Tae-bom	Men's Team	1875	16 Q	—	South Korea (KOR) L 0–6	Did not advance
Kang Un-ju Pak Hyang-sun Ri Song-bok	Women's Team	1838	11 Q	—	Vietnam (VIE) L 2–6	Did not advance

Athletics

Basketball

5×5 basketball

Team	Event	Group stage				Quarterfinal	Semifinals / Pl.	Final / BM / Pl.
Team	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
North Korea women's	Women's tournament	Chinese Taipei W 91–77	South Korea L 62–81	Thailand W 105–49	2	India W 96–57	China L 44–100	South Korea L 63–93	4

Women's tournament

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Korea	3	3	0	258	177	+81	6	Quarterfinals
2	North Korea	3	2	1	258	207	+51	5
3	Chinese Taipei	3	1	2	194	232	−38	4
4	Thailand	3	0	3	159	253	−94	3

Source: HAGOC
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Group stage

27 September
13:30

Results

Chinese Taipei	77–91	North Korea
Scoring by quarter: 17–14, 16–22, 25–33, 19–22
Pts: Lo P. , Chen W. 12 Rebs: Chen W. 8 Asts: Cheng 6		Pts: Pak 51 Rebs: Pak 14 Asts: Ro 11

Shaoxing Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium, Shaoxing
Referees: Yana Nikogossyan (KAZ), Ahmed Alyousef (JOR), Anan Daraghma (PLE)

29 September
17:30

Report

North Korea	62–81	South Korea
Scoring by quarter: 13–11, 12–22, 17–29, 20–19
Pts: Pak 29 Rebs: Pak 17 Asts: Ro 9		Pts: Park 18 Rebs: Park 13 Asts: Kim 7

Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium, Hangzhou
Referees: Paul Skayem (LBN), Alexey Stepanenko (KAZ), Tee Yong Sern (MAS)

1 October
13:30

Report

North Korea	105–49	Thailand
Scoring by quarter: 27–16, 26–14, 29–10, 23–9
Pts: Ri 31 Rebs: Pak 14 Asts: Kang 13		Pts: Udomsuk 15 Rebs: Lumdabpang 6 Asts: Amphawa 3

Shaoxing Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium, Shaoxing
Referees: Taha Al-Hashedi (KUW), Mohammad Rajabiozoodi (IRI), John Lester Celeste (PHI)

Quarter-finals

2 October
16:00

Report

India	57–96	North Korea
Scoring by quarter: 20–26, 6–26, 17–22, 14–22
Pts: Rani 16 Rebs: Senthilkumar 6 Asts: three players 2		Pts: Hong, Pak 29 Rebs: Pak 10 Asts: Ro 13

Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium, Hangzhou
Referees: Yu Yijing (CHN), Yana Nikogossyan (KAZ), Song Houlu (CHN)

Semi-finals

3 October
16:00

Report

North Korea	44–100	China
Scoring by quarter: 6–22, 21–26, 11–29, 6–23
Pts: Hong 14 Rebs: Ro 8 Asts: Ro 5		Pts: Li Y.R. 25 Rebs: Li Y.R. 15 Asts: Li Y.N. 8

Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium, Hangzhou
Referees: Yana Nikogossyan (KAZ), Bandar Jassim Al-Suwaidi (QAT), Tee Yong Sern (MAS)

Bronze medal game

5 October
16:00

North Korea	63–93	South Korea
Scoring by quarter: 21–15, 12–25, 11–21, 19–32
Pts: Pak 27 Rebs: Pak 9 Asts: Kang, Ro 5		Pts: Park 25 Rebs: Park 10 Asts: An, Park 7

Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium, Hangzhou
Referees: Yuen Chun Yip (HKG), Hu Jing (CHN), Ahmed Al-Khamees (KSA)

Boxing

Football

Summary

Key:

A.E.T – After extra time.
P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.

Team	Event	Group Stage				Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
Team	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
North Korea men's	Men's tournament	Chinese Taipei W 2–0	Kyrgyzstan W 1–0	Indonesia W 1–0	1 Q	Bahrain W 2–0	Japan L 1–2	Did not advance		5
North Korea women's	Women's tournament	Singapore W 7–0	Singapore W 10–0	—	1 Q	—	South Korea W 4–1	Uzbekistan W 8–0	Japan L 1–4

Men's tournament

Group F

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	North Korea	3	3	0	4	0	+4	9	Knockout stage
2	Kyrgyzstan	3	1	2	4	4	0	3^[a]
3	Indonesia	3	1	2	2	2	0	3^[a]
4	Chinese Taipei	3	1	2	2	6	−4	3^[a]

Source: Football – Men – Groups
Rules for classification: Group stage tierbreakers
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head goal differences: Kyrgyzstan 4–3, Indonesia 2–1, Chinese Taipei 2–4

19 September 2023

16:00

North Korea	2–0	Chinese Taipei
Ri Jo-guk 7' Kim Kuk-jin 12'	Report

Zhejiang Normal University East Stadium, Jinhua

Attendance: 1,248

Referee: Yousif Saeed Hasan (Iraq)

21 September 2023

19:30

Kyrgyzstan	0–1	North Korea
	Report	Kim Kuk-jin 20'

Zhejiang Normal University East Stadium, Jinhua

Attendance: 1,235

Referee: Ali Reda (Lebanon)

24 September 2023

16:00

North Korea	1–0	Indonesia
Kim Yu-song 40'	Report

Zhejiang Normal University East Stadium, Jinhua

Attendance: 7,288

Referee: Khalid Al-Turais (Saudi Arabia)

Round of 16

27 September 2023

16:30 UTC+8

North Korea	2–0	Bahrain
Kang Kuk-chol 45+5' Kim Kuk-bom 63'	Report

Zhejiang Normal University East Stadium, Jinhua

Attendance: 7,321

Referee: Adel Al Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)

Quarter-finals

1 October 2023

19:30 UTC+8

Japan	2–1	North Korea
Uchino 50' Matsumura 80' (pen.)	Report	Kim Kuk-bom 74'

Xiaoshan Sports Centre Stadium, Hangzhou

Attendance: 7,476

Referee: Rustam Lutfullin (Uzbekistan)

Women's tournament

Group C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	North Korea	2	2	0	17	0	+17	6	Knockout stage
2	Singapore	2	0	2	0	17	−17	0
3	Cambodia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew

Source: Football – Women – Groups
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

24 September 2023

19:30 UTC+8

North Korea	7–0	Singapore
Hong Song-ok 11' Ri Kum-hyang 14' Myong Yu-jong 51' Ju Hyo-sim 54' Ri Hak 58' Kim Kyong-yong 62' Sung Hyang-sim 90+3'	Report

Wenzhou Sports Center Stadium, Wenzhou

Attendance: 5,320

Referee: Haneen Murad (Jordan)

27 September 2023

16:00 UTC+8

Singapore	0–10	North Korea
	Report	Kim Kyong-yong 3', 19' (pen.), 36', 45+1', 90+7' An Myong-Song 15', 60' Ri Myong-Gum 17' Myong Yu-jong 42' Pong Song-Ae 71'

Wenzhou Sports Center Stadium, Wenzhou

Attendance: 3,669

Referee: Doumouh Al Bakkar (Lebanon)

Quarter-finals

30 September 2023

16:30 UTC+8

South Korea	1–4	North Korea
An Myong-Song 11' (o.g.)	Report	Ri Hak 20', 90' An Myong-Song 81' Kim Kyong-yong 90+5' (pen.)

Wenzhou Sports Centre Stadium, Wenzhou

Attendance: 6,171

Referee: Chaisanit Pansa (Thailand)

Semi-finals

3 October 2023

18:00 UTC+8

Uzbekistan	0–8	North Korea
	Report	Hong Song-ok 9' Kim Kyong-yong 18' (pen.), 46', 63', 83' An Myong-Song 45+2' Ri Hak 50' Kim Hye-yong 90+1'

Shangcheng Sports Centre Stadium, Hangzhou

Attendance: 10,402

Referee: Le Thi Ly (Vietnam)

Final

6 October 2023

20:00 UTC+8

Japan	4–1	North Korea
Nakashima 10' Osawa 66' Tanikawa 69' Chiba 72'	Report	Kim Kyong-yong 38'

Huanglong Sports Centre Stadium, Hangzhou

Attendance: 37,166

Referee: Veronika Bernatskaia (Kyrgyzstan)

Table Tennis

Volleyball

Team	Event	Group Stage			Second Round		Semifinal / Pl.	Final / BM / Pl.
Team	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
North Korea women's	Women's tournament	India W 3–1	China L 0–3	2	Vietnam L 1–3	South Korea L 1–3	Chinese Taipei L 1–3	Kazakhstan W 3–2	7

Women's tournament

Pool A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	Pts	SW	SL	SR	SPW	SPL	SPR	Qualification
1	China	2	2	0	6	6	0	MAX	150	63	2.381	Pool E
2	North Korea	2	1	1	3	3	4	0.750	134	155	0.865	Pool E
3	India	2	0	2	0	1	6	0.167	107	173	0.618	Pool G

Source: Volleyball at the 2022 Asian Hangzhou Games

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
30 Sep	10:30	India	1–3	North Korea	25–23	22–25	17–25	16–25		80–98
2 Oct	19:00	North Korea	0–3	China	13–25	15–25	8–25			36–75

Weightlifting

Men

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Total	Rank
Pak Myong-jin	61 kg	136	2	171 JWR	1	307 JWR
Kim Chung-guk	61 kg	127	8	171	2	298
Ri Won-ju	67 kg	141	3	180	1	321
Oh Kum-thaek	73 kg	151	5	193	2	344
Pak Jong-ju	73 kg	151	4	188	4	339	4
Ri Chong-song	81 kg	169 GR	1	195	1	364 GR
Ro Kwang-ryol	96 kg	170	5	216 GR	1	386

Women

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Total	Rank
Ri Song-gum	49 kg	92 NR	2	124 WR	1	216 WR
Kang Hyon-gyong	55 kg	103 WR	1	130 WR	1	233 WR
Ri Su-yon	55 kg	96	2	126	2	222
Kim Il-gyong	59 kg	111 WR	1	135 GR, JWR	1	246 GR, JWR
Rim Un-sim	64 kg	111 GR	1	140 GR	1	251 GR
Song Kuk-hyang	76 kg	117	1	150	1	267
Jong Chun-hui	76 kg	117	2	149	2	266

References

^ Chakraborty, Amlan (6 May 2022). "Games Hangzhou Asian Games postponed until 2023 over COVID". Reuters. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
^ "Asian Games postponed". ocasia.org. Archived from the original on 6 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
^ "OCA Press Release: OCA announces new dates for the 19th Asian Games - Hangzhou". Olympic Council of Asia. 19 July 2022. Archived from the original on 23 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
^ "North Korea win football opener at Hangzhou 2022 as hosts China put on a show". InsideTheGames.biz. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
^ "OCA defends flying of North Korean flag at Asian Games". France 24. Agency France-Presse. 24 September 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.

[table_hth_KGZ0.47409120922633-6] Head-to-head goal differences: Kyrgyzstan 4–3, Indonesia 2–1, Chinese Taipei 2–4

[1] Chakraborty, Amlan (6 May 2022). "Games Hangzhou Asian Games postponed until 2023 over COVID". Reuters. Retrieved 25 July 2023.

[2] "Asian Games postponed". ocasia.org. Archived from the original on 6 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.

[3] "OCA Press Release: OCA announces new dates for the 19th Asian Games - Hangzhou". Olympic Council of Asia. 19 July 2022. Archived from the original on 23 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.

[4] "North Korea win football opener at Hangzhou 2022 as hosts China put on a show". InsideTheGames.biz. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.

[5] "OCA defends flying of North Korean flag at Asian Games". France 24. Agency France-Presse. 24 September 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.

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