Mangyongdae Prize National Sports Festival Closes

Pyongyang, April 30 (KCNA) — The Mangyongdae Prize National Sports Festival was closed with due ceremony at the Table-Tennis Gymnasium in Chongchun Street on Monday. The festival was opened on April 6 on the occasion of the centenary of the birth of PresidentKim Il Sung.

Good successes were achieved in several events including shooting, swimming, weightlifting and track-and-field during the festival.

Men and women players of April 25 National Defence Sports Team renewed world and Asia records in shooting events and set national records in shooting, swimming, weightlifting and track-and-field events.

Men and women players of the April 25 Sports Team won both football and basketball games by applying high-speed tactics based on collectivism. -0-