Pyongyang, March 5 (KCNA) — The 2015 meeting of Korean and Japanese sportsmen took place in Tokyo on Feb. 27.
Present there were Pae Ik Ju, vice-chairman of the Central Standing Committee of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon), Kim Ro Hyon, director of the Korean Sportsmen’s Federation in Japan, Korean sportsmen and those concerned of the Japan Olympic Committee and Japanese sports organizations.
Kim in his speech called on Korean sportsmen in Japan to conduct diverse sports activities to firmly preserve and display national identity and boost exchange with Japanese sportsmen this year marking the 60th anniversary of the formation of Chongryon.
He called for contributing to deepening friendly relations between the DPRK and Japan through sports.
A vice-chairman of the Japan Olympic Committee and the managing director of the Nippon Sport Science University said they want to help more Japanese related to sports visit Pyongyang by exerting efforts on sports exchange with the DPRK.
That day the second session of the 22nd Standing Council of the Korean Sportsmen’s Federation in Japan was held.
Monthly Archives: marzo 2015
11 e 13 marzo amichevoli contro l’Arabia Saudita
A differenza di quanto comunicato in precedenza, l’11 e il 13 marzo la nazionale olimpica under23 giocherà entrambe le gare cotnro l’Arabia Saudita.
La gara contro gli Emirati Arabi, giocata ieri, è terminata sul 2-0 per gli arabi.
fonte: http://www.thesaff.com.sa/NewsDetails.aspx?NewsID=11628
UAE Olympic lads blank North Korean counterparts
Dubai – The UAE Olympic national team edged North Korea 2-0 in a friendly at the Kalba Stadium on Wednesday. The match is part of the Whites’ buildup for the upcoming AFC U-23 Cup qualifiers scheduled to be held at the same venue from March 27 to 31.
Mohammed Hussain struck for the home team in the 89th minute and Sultan Saif doubled the score-line in the injury time.
The UAE assistant coach Noruddin Al Abidi said he’s quite satisfied with the good start pointing out that it was a real test against a team of good repute as winners of the silver medal of the recent Asian Games.
“We opted to try all the players who were called for the gathering to assess their true respective forms and to what extent they have absorbed the directives and guidance of their new head coach Dr. Abdulla Misfer.
“It’s great news that the outcome was promising and the result is acceptable for us. But, most importantly, the strong fight spirit stood revealed. The players have definitely benefited from the five-day short training camp and we are confident that they are capable of doing better in the near future and show the best of them,” he added.
“We have enough time to increase the tempo and hopefully we will be able to implement all our way of thinking to fine-tune the squad for the tough mission ahead. There’s too much work to be done and more to come from the boys,” he said.
Elsewhere, the race was attended by Salem Obaid Al Shamsi, vice-president of the UAEFA alongside the board members Mohammed Abdul Aziz, Rashid Al Zaabi, Saeed Al Tenaiji and Ghanim Ahmed Ghanim as well as Ali Hamad, acting general manager of the UAEFA, Obaid Mubarak, technical manager of the FA and Abdul Qader Hassan, director of the national teams’ department. Al Shamsi and the FA officials met with the players after the match and congratulated them for the brilliant start and good result.
Meanwhile, the UAE senior football national team head coiach Mahdi Ali watched the match from the grandstand to assess the performance of the players should there stood any need for their service with the senior squad.
Esordio per Ri Kwang-Chon al Pattaya
Esordio per Ri Kwang-Chon al Pattaya nella gara valevole per l’FA Cup contro il Phanthong (terminata 4-3 per quest’ultimi dopo i supplementari).
Università dell’Educazione Fisica – Università di Corea 1-1
Amichevole a Pyongyang tra gli studenti dell’Università dell’Educazione Fisica della capitale coreane e dell’Università di Corea di Tokyo, l’ateneo dei Zainchi Chongryong. La gara è terminata 1-1 ed è stata giudicata positivamente dalle due parti anche in vista delle convocazioni per il prossimo girone di qualificazione all’AFC U-23, che si giocherà in Tailandia a partire dal 23 marzo.
La nazionale under-23 inoltre giocherà due amichevoli contro l’Arabia Saudita (11 marzo) e contro gli Emirati Arabi (13 marzo).
