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| This photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Friday shows North Korean athletes from the London Olympic Games as they returned home in Pyongyang on Thursday. North Korea's Olympics squad has returned home to a heroes' welcome, with cheering crowds lining the streets and the cabinet hosting a celebration banquet, according to the official news agency. (AFP Photo/ KCNA) |
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Seoul.
North Korea’s Olympics squad has returned home to a heroes’ welcome, with
cheering crowds lining the streets and the cabinet hosting a celebration
banquet, according to the official news agency.
The North
won four gold medals and two bronze at the London Games, finishing 20th in the
table in the country’s best result since Barcelona in 1992, and its athletes
have credited the ruling dynasty for their strong performance.
After an
enthusiastic welcome at the airport Thursday, the squad took a bus tour of the
capital and “were warmly welcomed by Pyongyangites from all walks of life”, the
news agency said late Thursday.
Prime
Minister Choe Yong-Rim and other top officials later presided over a banquet
for the sports stars. The gold medallists had glorified “the great era of Kim
Jong-Un”, Vice--Premier Kim Yong-Jin said in a speech.
Weightlifting
victor Kim Un-Guk reiterated his determination to win more golds to “be true to
the behests of leader Kim Jong--Il and live up to the profound love and trust
shown by Marshal Kim Jong-Un”, the agency said.
Kim Jong-Un
took over as supreme leader after his father Kim Jong-Il died last December.
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