Sport in North Korea (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. North Korea has a blend of both traditional and western sports in which the country participates. Perhaps the most well known sporting event in North Korea is the annual Arirang Festival, held at Rungrado May Day Stadium in Pyongyang on April 15 of every year in celebration of the birthdate of Kim il-Sung. The main attraction of Arirang is the mass gymnastics display, a vast performance featuring tens of thousands of performers performed with an accompaniment of card-turning mosaic performers occupying seats in the stands directly across from spectators. Often, performers (including card-turners) outnumber the spectators during these displays.