North Korea’s table tennis team, Ri Jeong-sik and Kim Geum-yong, are attacking during the final match of the table tennis mixed doubles against China at the 2024 Paris Olympics held at South Paris Arena 4 in Paris, France on the 30th (Korean time).
The North Korean table tennis mixed doubles pair of Ri Jong-sik and Kim Kum-yong narrowly lost to the world’s No. 1 China and took home a silver medal. This is North Korea’s first medal at this competition and its first Olympic medal in eight years.
Ri Jong-sik and Kim Kum-yong lost 2-4 to China’s Wang Qiujin and Sun Yingsha in the final of the table tennis mixed doubles at the 2024 Paris Olympics held at South Paris Arena 4 in Paris, France on the 30th (local time).
North Korea did not send athletes to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics due to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19). After receiving disciplinary action from the International Olympic Committee (IOC), North Korea returned to the Olympic stage for the first time in eight years since the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games.
North Korea upset the Japanese pair of Tomokazu Harimoto and Hina Hayata, ranked 2nd in the world, who were strong contenders for the title in the round of 16. They then advanced to the finals by beating Sweden and Hong Kong in the quarterfinals and semifinals, respectively. 파워볼사이트