DPRK player Kim Kum Yong came first at the women's singles of the 2024 Asian Table Tennis Championships.
The championships, held in Astana of Kazakhstan from October 6 to 13, brought together more than 200 men and women players selected from over 20 countries and regions, including the DPRK, China, Thailand, Uzbekistan and India.
Kim Kum Yong beat her Chinese opponent 3-0 in the last sixteen, a player of the puppet ROK 3-1 in the quarterfinals and a Chinese Hong Kong player 3-0 in the semi-finals and advanced to the final match.
In the final held on October 13, she defeated her Japanese opponent 3-1 and bagged a gold medal.
Meanwhile, Ri Jong Sik and Kim Kum Yong came second and Ham Yu Song and Pyon Song Gyong third in the mixed doubles.
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