NORTH KOREA’S RULING communist party on Sunday announced a new sports body headed by the uncle of leader Kim Jong-Un, state media said.
Jang Song-Thaek was named head of the State Physical Culture and Sports Guidance Commission, which will “control the overall sports work of the country in a unified manner”, according to the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
Jang — the husband of late leader Kim Jong-Il’s sister Kim Kyong-Hui, is seen as a key figure in the North’s power elite.
The formation of the commission, aimed at helping the North become a global “sports power”, comes after the secretive and impoverished communist country won four gold and two bronze medals at this year’s London Olympics — in weightlifting, judo and wrestling.
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Athletes thanked past and present rulers for their performance. Official propaganda bestows near-godlike status on the Kim dynasty, who are customarily credited with inspiring all national achievements.
North Korea forms new sports body led by Kim's uncle
NORTH KOREA’S RULING communist party on Sunday announced a new sports body headed by the uncle of leader Kim Jong-Un, state media said.
Jang Song-Thaek was named head of the State Physical Culture and Sports Guidance Commission, which will “control the overall sports work of the country in a unified manner”, according to the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
Jang — the husband of late leader Kim Jong-Il’s sister Kim Kyong-Hui, is seen as a key figure in the North’s power elite.
The formation of the commission, aimed at helping the North become a global “sports power”, comes after the secretive and impoverished communist country won four gold and two bronze medals at this year’s London Olympics — in weightlifting, judo and wrestling.
Athletes thanked past and present rulers for their performance. Official propaganda bestows near-godlike status on the Kim dynasty, who are customarily credited with inspiring all national achievements.
- © AFP, 2012
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