The closing ceremony of the 17th Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, concluded on Saturday, with North Korea's athletes finishing a respectable seventh out of 37 nations on the medal board, with an overall tally of 36.
Although some distance from China (342), South Korea (234) and Japan (200) – which took the top three places – North Korean athletes represented their country well.
The closing ceremony of the 17th Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, concluded on Saturday, with North Korea's athletes finishing a respectable seventh out of 37 nations on the medal board, with an overall tally of 36.
Although some distance from China (342), South Korea (234) and Japan (200) – which took the top three places – North Korean athletes represented their country well.
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