Young women players get hero’s welcome on return from World Cup and world championships
Date: 11/11/2024 | Source: Pyongyang Times | Read original version at source
The DPRK's promising women footballers won the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in the wake of the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup by making strenuous efforts with a burning desire to live up to the expectations of the country and the people. As a result, they have lifted four winner’s trophies this year to fully display the reserved strength and prospects of development as Asian and world champions.
A DPRK woman boxer bagged a gold medal in the women's 60kg category event of the IBA Youth World Boxing Championships 2024. These and other remarkable successes in various international games this year added a wonderful and remarkable page to the history of the development of Juche-oriented physical culture and sports.
The successful DPRK players in the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and the IBA Youth World Boxing Championships 2024 returned home on November 9.
At Pyongyang International Airport, there were many people who turned out to welcome the players who won victories in international games through their strong spiritual strength and strenuous offensive peculiar to Juche Korea and glorified the powerful DPRK with gold medals.
Present at the stopping place were Kim Il Guk, minister of Physical Culture and Sports of the DPRK, members of the National Sports Guidance Committee, officials concerned, officials in the sports field and families of the players.
When the plane arrived, sportspersons and working people put garlands around the necks of the players and coaches and presented bouquets to them amid the playing of song "Our National Flag".
The parents hugged their children, sports stars of the country who brought their dreams, hopes and talents into full bloom under the loving care of the Workers’ Party of Korea.
The sportspersons, who demonstrated the ever-victorious spirit and reputation of the dignified DPRK, left Pyongyang International Airport on a splendidly-decorated open vehicle.
Along streets, Pyongyang citizens, students and children warmly congratulated the players who created another sensation in the world sport circles.
The sportspersons, who received warm affection and congratulations from the whole country, extended their heartfelt greetings to the citizens with excitement and the desire to glorify the country with more gold medals.
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