A hero's welcome in Pyongyang as athletes return from Asian games
Reuters
2014-10-06
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STORY: North Koreans lined the streets of the capital on Sunday (October 5) to welcome home athletes who represented the isolated state in the Incheon Asian Games.
Footage filmed by North Korea's state media KCNA, which could not be verified by Reuters, showed Pyongyang residents waving and cheering as buses covered with flowers drove past carrying the North Korean athletes.
The footage also showed the team laying flowers in front of statues of the county's founder Kim Il Sung and late leader Kim Jong Il.
North Korea, which originally threatened to boycott the Games, were an immensely popular and successful addition. The reclusive state won 11 gold medals and set five world records in weightlifting, and drew big cheers whenever they competed.
The 17th Asian Games came to a close on Saturday (October 4), bringing an end to two weeks of intense competition.
STORY: North Koreans lined the streets of the capital on Sunday (October 5) to welcome home athletes who represented the isolated state in the Incheon Asian Games.
Footage filmed by North Korea's state media KCNA, which could not be verified by Reuters, showed Pyongyang residents waving and cheering as buses covered with flowers drove past carrying the North Korean athletes.
The footage also showed the team laying flowers in front of statues of the county's founder Kim Il Sung and late leader Kim Jong Il.
North Korea, which originally threatened to boycott the Games, were an immensely popular and successful addition. The reclusive state won 11 gold medals and set five world records in weightlifting, and drew big cheers whenever they competed.
The 17th Asian Games came to a close on Saturday (October 4), bringing an end to two weeks of intense competition.
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