# North Korea at the 2018 Asian Games

Korea DPR participated in the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia from 18 August to 2 September 2018. Korea DPR made its first appearance at the Asian Games in 1974 Tehran, and ranked at the top five in 1974, 1978, 1982, and 1990. At the latest games in Incheon, North Korea had collected 36 medals, and standing at the seventh position in medals tally.

## Medalists

The following North Korea competitors won medals at the Games.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Ri Song-gum | Weightlifting | Women's 48 kg | 20 August |
| Gold | Om Yun-chol | Weightlifting | Men's 56 kg | 20 August |
| Gold | Pak Yong-mi | Wrestling | Women's freestyle 53 kg | 20 August |
| Gold | Jong Myong-suk | Wrestling | Women's freestyle 57 kg | 20 August |
| Gold | O Kang-chol | Weightlifting | Men's 69 kg | 22 August |
| Gold | Choe Jon-wi | Weightlifting | Men's 77 kg | 23 August |
| Gold | Kim Hyo-sim | Weightlifting | Women's 63 kg | 24 August |
| Gold | Kim Su-jong | Gymnastics | Women's floor | 24 August |
| Gold | Pak Myong-won | Shooting | Men's 10 metre running target mixed | 25 August |
| Gold | Rim Un-sim | Weightlifting | Women's 69 kg | 25 August |
| Gold | Rim Jong-sim | Weightlifting | Women's 75 kg | 26 August |
| Gold | Kim Kuk-hyang | Weightlifting | Women's +75 kg | 27 August |
| Silver | Kang Kum-song | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 57 kg | 19 August |
| Silver | Jon Jang-mi Jong Un-gyong Kim Su-jong Kim Won-yong Pyon Rye-yong | Gymnastics | Women's artistic team all-around | 22 August |
| Silver | Choe Hyo-sim | Weightlifting | Women's 63 kg | 24 August |
| Silver | Pak Myong-won | Shooting | Men's 10 metre running target | 24 August |
| Silver | Kim Su-jong | Gymnastics | Women's balance beam | 24 August |
| Silver | Pak Yong-won Kang Un-ju | Archery | Mixed team recurve | 27 August |
| Silver | Cha Hyo-sim Choe Hyon-hwa Kim Nam-hae Kim Song-i Pyon Song-gyong | Table tennis | Women's team | 28 August |
| Silver | Kim Kuk-hyang Kim Mi-rae | Diving | Women's synchronized 10 metre platform | 28 August |
| Silver | Kim Jin-a | Judo | Women's 57 kg | 30 August |
| Silver | Jo Hyo-nam | Boxing | Men's 56 kg | 1 September |
| Silver | Pang Chol-mi | Boxing | Women's 51 kg | 1 September |
| Silver | Jo Son-hwa | Boxing | Women's 57 kg | 1 September |
| Bronze | Kim Son-hyang | Wrestling | Women's freestyle 50 kg | 20 August |
| Bronze | Rim Jong-sim | Wrestling | Women's freestyle 62 kg | 20 August |
| Bronze | Kim Su-jong | Gymnastics | Women's artistic individual all-around | 21 August |
| Bronze | Pyon Rye-yong | Gymnastics | Women's vault | 23 August |
| Bronze | Jon Jang-mi | Gymnastics | Women's uneven bars | 23 August |
| Bronze | Jon Myong-song | Weightlifting | Men's 85 kg | 24 August |
| Bronze | Cha Ye-gyong Jang Hyon-ok Jong Na-ri Ko Su-rim Min Hae-yon Mun Hye-song Ri Il-sim Ri Sol Yun Yu-jong | Artistic swimming | Women's team | 29 August |
| Bronze | Rim Song-sim | Judo | Women's 52 kg | 29 August |
| Bronze | Kim Kwang-hui Kim Mi-hwa | Diving | Women's synchronized 3 metre springboard | 29 August |
| Bronze | Hyon Il-myong Rim Kum-song | Diving | Men's synchronized 10 metre platform | 29 August |
| Bronze | Kim Mi-rae | Diving | Women's 10 metre platform | 30 August |
| Bronze | Choi Hye-song | Boxing | Women's 60 kg | 1 September |
Medals by sport :
| Sport | | | | Total |
| Archery | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Artistic swimming | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Athletics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boxing | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Diving | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Gymnastics | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Judo | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Shooting | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Table tennis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Weightlifting | 8 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Wrestling | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Total | 12 | 12 | 13 | 37 |
Medals by day :
| Day | Date | | | | Total |
| 1 | August 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | August 20 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | August 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | August 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | August 23 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | August 24 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | August 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | August 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | August 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | August 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | August 29 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 12 | August 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | August 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | September 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 15 | September 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 12 | 12 | 13 | 37 |

## Competitors

The following is a list of the number of competitors representing North Korea that participated at the Games:
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Archery | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Artistic swimming | — | 9 | 9 |
| Athletics | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Boxing | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Canoeing | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Diving | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Football | 20 | 20 | 40 |
| Gymnastics | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| Handball | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Judo | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Karate | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Shooting | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Soft tennis | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Swimming | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Table tennis | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Weightlifting | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| Wrestling | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Total | 65 | 102 | 167 |
As competitors representing the unified Korea :
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Basketball | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Canoeing | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| Rowing | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Total | 14 | 12 | 26 |

## Archery
### Recurve

| Athlete | Event | Ranking round | Ranking round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Kim Kuk-song | Men's individual | 618 | 57 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Pak Yong-won | Men's individual | 643 | 22 | Al-Mansoori (UAE) W 6–0 | Das (IND) L 3–7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ri Tae-bom | Men's individual | 622 | 34 | Tan (SGP) L 3–7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Kim Kuk-song Pak Yong-won Ri Tae-bom | Men's team | 1883 | 15 | Bhutan W 6–0 | Kazakhstan L 3–5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Kang Jin-hwa | Women's individual | 616 | 38 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Kang Un-ju | Women's individual | 650 | 12 | Bye | Thidar (MYA) L 3–7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Pak Hyang-sun | Women's individual | 621 | 33 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ri Ji-hyang | Women's individual | 634 | 19 | Bye | Kumari (IND) L 2–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Kang Un-ju Pak Hyang-sun Ri Ji-hyang | Women's team | 1905 | 8 | — | Vietnam W 5–3 | South Korea L 0–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Pak Yong-won Kang Un-ju | Mixed team | 1293 | 10 | — | Pakistan W 6–0 | Indonesia W 5–3 | Chinese Taipei W 5–4 | China W 6–2 | Japan L 0–6 | |

## Artistic swimming

| Athlete | Event | Technical routine | Technical routine | Free routine | Free routine | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Min Hae-yon Jang Hyon-ok | Duet | 82.8094 | 4 | 83.8000 | 4 | 166.6094 | 4 |
| Jang Hyon-ok Jong Na-ri Ko Su-rim Min Hae-yon Mun Hye-song Ri Il-sim Ri Sol Yun Yu-jong Cha Ye-gyong$^{RR}$ | Team | 84.5142 | 3 | 86.3333 | 3 | 170.8475 | |
RR: Reserved in technical and free routines.

## Athletics

North Korea entered eight athletes (3 men's and 5 women's) to participate in the athletics competition at the Games.
Athletics at the 2018 Asian Games – Women's marathon

## Boxing
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Kim Jang-ryong | –49 kg | Bye | O Ahmadisafa (IRI) W 3–2 | A Panghal (IND) L 0–5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| O Tae-bom | –52 kg | Z Jumayev (TKM) W 5–0 | T Drugyel (BHU) W 5–0 | A Usenaliev (KGZ) L 0–5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jo Hyo-nam | –56 kg | Bye | Y Meredov (TKM) W 5–0 | C Butdee (THA) W 4–0 | Xu BX (CHN) WO | M Mirzazizbek (UZB) L RSC-I | |
| Choe Choi-man | –60 kg | Bye | H Imankuliyev (TKM) L 0–5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ri Kon-thae | –64 kg | Z Azizi (AFG) W 5–0 | B Chinzorig (MGL) L 0–5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Pang Chol-mi | –51 kg | C Raksat (THA) W 4–1 | I Magno (PHI) W 5–0 | M Wada (JPN) W RSC | Nguyễn TT (VIE) W 4–0 | Chang Y (CHN) L 2–3 | |
| Jo Son-hwa | –57 kg | — | B Tumurkhuyag (MGL) W 5–0 | S Lather (IND) W 5–0 | Huang H-w (TPE) WO | Yin JH (CHN) L 1–4 | |
| Choe Hye-song | –60 kg | — | N Monkhor (MGL) W 5–0 | S Zulkaynarova (TJK) W 5–0 | Oh Y-j (KOR) L 0–5 | Did not advance | |

## Canoeing
### Sprint

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Ko Haeng-bok | Women's C-1 200 m | 51.145 | 2 QF | Bye | Bye | 49.305 | 4 |
| O Un-ha O Su-rim | Women's C-2 500 m | — | — | — | — | 2:09.642 | 5 |
Qualification legend: QF=Final; QS=Semifinal

## Diving
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Hyon Il-myong | 10 m platform | 433.40 | 5 Q | 451.40 | 5 |
| Rim Kum-song | 10 m platform | 376.70 | 8 Q | 399.15 | 6 |
| Hyon Il-myong Rim Kum-song | 10 m synchronized platform | — | — | 395.04 | |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Preliminaries | Preliminaries | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Kim Kwang-hui | 1 m springboard | 243.90 | 5 Q | 197.10 | 10 |
| Kim Mi-hwa | 1 m springboard | 220.85 | 8 Q | 226.05 | 7 |
| Kim Kuk-hyang | 10 m platform | 341.35 | 3 Q | 367.45 | 4 |
| Kim Mi-rae | 10 m platform | 324.15 | 4 Q | 367.90 | |
| Kim Kwang-hui Kim Mi-hwa | 3 m synchronized springboard | — | — | 282.78 | |
| Kim Kuk-hyang Kim Mi-rae | 10 m synchronized platform | — | — | 337.86 | |

## Football

North Korea men's team were drawn in Group F at the Games, while the women's team in Group B. North Korea women's team were the champion in the last edition in Incheon.

### Summary

| Team | Event | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| North Korea men's | Men's tournament | Myanmar D 1–1 | Iran L 0–3 | Saudi Arabia W 3–0 | 2 Q | Bangladesh W 3–1 | United Arab Emirates L 1–1 PSO 3–5 | did not advance | did not advance | 7 |
| North Korea women's | Women's tournament | Tajikistan W 16–0 | Hong Kong W 7–0 | China L 0–2 | 2 Q | — | Japan L 1–2 | did not advance | did not advance | 6 |

### Men's tournament
#### Roster

The following is the North Korea squad in the men's football tournament of the 2018 Asian Games.
Head coach: Ju Song-il
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Kim Yu-il | (1997-01-30)30 January 1997 (aged 21) | Kigwancha |
| 18 | 1GK | Kang Ju-hyok | (1997-05-31)31 May 1997 (aged 21) | Hwaebul |
| 2 | 2DF | An Song-il | (1996-08-05)5 August 1996 (aged 22) | April 25 |
| 3 | 2DF | Song Kum-song (captain) | (1995-08-23)23 August 1995 (aged 22) | Rimyongsu |
| 5 | 2DF | Kim Nam-il | (1996-01-01)1 January 1996 (aged 22) | Ryomyong |
| 19 | 2DF | Jong Tong-chol | (1997-04-21)21 April 1997 (aged 21) | Rimyongsu |
| 21 | 2DF | Kim Chol-bom* | (1994-07-16)16 July 1994 (aged 24) | April 25 |
| 22 | 2DF | Jang Kuk-chol* | (1994-02-16)16 February 1994 (aged 24) | Hwaebul |
| 4 | 3MF | Ri Un-chol | (1995-07-13)13 July 1995 (aged 23) | Sonbong |
| 6 | 3MF | Kim Kuk-bom | (1995-02-19)19 February 1995 (aged 23) | April 25 |
| 7 | 3MF | Jo Kwang-myong | (1995-01-03)3 January 1995 (aged 23) | April 25 |
| 13 | 3MF | Ju Kyong-chol | (1997-11-14)14 November 1997 (aged 20) | |
| 14 | 3MF | Kim Kum-chol | (1997-04-07)7 April 1997 (aged 21) | Rimyongsu |
| 15 | 3MF | Kim Chung-il | (1997-08-21)21 August 1997 (aged 20) | |
| 17 | 3MF | Kang Kuk-chol | (1999-09-29)29 September 1999 (aged 18) | Rimyongsu |
| 25 | 3MF | Ryang Hyon-ju | (1998-05-31)31 May 1998 (aged 20) | Waseda University |
| 12 | 4FW | Han Yong-thae | (1996-10-30)30 October 1996 (aged 21) | Korea University |
| 16 | 4FW | Kim Yong-il* | (1994-07-06)6 July 1994 (aged 24) | Kigwancha |
| 20 | 4FW | So Jong-hyok | (1995-07-01)1 July 1995 (aged 23) | April 25 |
| 23 | 4FW | Kim Yu-song | (1995-01-24)24 January 1995 (aged 23) | April 25 |
* Over-aged player.

#### Group F

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Iran | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | North Korea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 4 | Myanmar | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |

#### Quarter-final
### Women's tournament
#### Roster

The following is the North Korea squad in the women's football tournament of the 2018 Asian Games.
Head coach: Kim Kwang-min
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Paek Yong-hui | (1990-04-16)16 April 1990 (aged 28) | Pyongyang City |
| 18 | 1GK | Kim Myong-sun | (1997-03-06)6 March 1997 (aged 21) | Sobaeksu |
| 19 | 1GK | Choe Kyong-im | (1993-07-15)15 July 1993 (aged 25) | |
| 2 | 2DF | Ri Un-yong | (1996-09-01)1 September 1996 (aged 21) | Sobaeksu |
| 3 | 2DF | Pak Hye-gyong | (2001-11-07)7 November 2001 (aged 16) | April 25 |
| 4 | 2DF | Ri Kyong-hyang | (1996-06-10)10 June 1996 (aged 22) | April 25 |
| 5 | 2DF | Wi Jong-sim | (1997-10-13)13 October 1997 (aged 20) | Kalmaegi |
| 15 | 2DF | Kim Nam-hui | (1994-03-04)4 March 1994 (aged 24) | April 25 |
| 16 | 2DF | Kim Un-ha | (1993-03-23)23 March 1993 (aged 25) | Sobaeksu |
| 17 | 2DF | Son Ok-ju | (2000-03-07)7 March 2000 (aged 18) | Rimyongsu |
| 6 | 3MF | Ju Hyo-sim | (1998-06-21)21 June 1998 (aged 20) | April 25 |
| 7 | 3MF | Kim Un-hwa | (1992-09-30)30 September 1992 (aged 25) | Wolmido |
| 8 | 3MF | Yu Jong-im | (1993-12-06)6 December 1993 (aged 24) | Amrokkang |
| 10 | 3MF | Rim Se-ok | (1994-01-13)13 January 1994 (aged 24) | |
| 13 | 3MF | Kim Phyong-hwa | (1996-11-28)28 November 1996 (aged 21) | Sobaeksu |
| 14 | 3MF | Ri Hyang-sim | (1996-03-23)23 March 1996 (aged 22) | Amrokkang |
| 9 | 4FW | Jang Hyon-sun | (1991-07-01)1 July 1991 (aged 27) | Wolmido |
| 11 | 4FW | Sung Hyang-sim | (1999-12-02)2 December 1999 (aged 18) | Pyongyang City |
| 12 | 4FW | Kim Yun-mi | (1993-07-01)1 July 1993 (aged 25) | Amrokkang |
| 20 | 4FW | Ri Hae-yon | (1999-01-10)10 January 1999 (aged 19) | April 25 |

#### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | +25 | 9 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 2 | North Korea | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 2 | +22 | 6 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 3 | Hong Kong | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 16 | −10 | 3 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 4 | Tajikistan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 38 | −37 | 0 | |

#### Quarter-final
## Handball

North Korea joined in group A at the women's team event.

### Summary

Key:
* ET – After extra time
* P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
| Team | Event | Preliminary | Standing | Semifinals / Pl. | Final / BM / Pl. | Final / BM / Pl. |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Standing | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| North Korea women's | Women's tournament | Group A South Korea: L 22–39 Kazakhstan: W 37–33 India: W 49–19 China: L 31–34 | 3 | Indonesia W 59–15 | Kazakhstan W 32–30 | 5 |

### Women's tournament
#### Roster

* Ho Ryu-gyong
* O Kyong-sun
* Choe Chun-il
* Kil Mi-hyang
* An Ok-sim
* Han Jong-hyang
* Jang Ok-hyang
* Kim Jong-hui
* Mun Un-suk
* Mun Hong-sim
* Kim Chol-sun
* Kim Un-gyong
* Han Chun-yon
* Choe Pong-im

#### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | South Korea | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 86 | +65 | 8 | Semifinals |
| 2 | China | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 120 | 112 | +8 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 3 | North Korea | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 139 | 125 | +14 | 4 | Classification 5th–8th |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 118 | 116 | +2 | 4 | Classification 5th–8th |
| 5 | India | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 77 | 166 | −89 | 0 | Classification 9th–10th |
* 1 2 3 Tied on head-to-head points (2). Head-to-head goal difference: CHN +2, PRK +1, KAZ −3.
| 14 August 16:00 | North Korea | 22–39 | South Korea | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Al-Marhoon, Al-Mawt (BHR) |
| 14 August 16:00 | Han C.Y. 5 | (12–17) | Jung Y.R. 12 | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Al-Marhoon, Al-Mawt (BHR) |
| 14 August 16:00 | 1× 5× | | 3× 4× | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Al-Marhoon, Al-Mawt (BHR) |
| 19 August 18:00 | Kazakhstan | 33–37 | North Korea | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Shakir, Kadhim (IRQ) |
| 19 August 18:00 | Abilda 10 | (17–17) | O K.S. 9 | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Shakir, Kadhim (IRQ) |
| 19 August 18:00 | 3× 1× | | 4× | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Shakir, Kadhim (IRQ) |
| 21 August 14:00 | North Korea | 49–19 | India | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN) |
| 21 August 14:00 | Choe P.I. 11 | (23–10) | Sushma, Kaur, Rimpi 4 | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN) |
| 21 August 14:00 | 2× 3× | | 3× 4× | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN) |
| 23 August 14:00 | North Korea | 31–34 | China | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Ota, Shimajiri (JPN) |
| 23 August 14:00 | Choe C.I. | (14–17) | Liu X.M. 13 | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Ota, Shimajiri (JPN) |
| 23 August 14:00 | 2× 3× | | 1× 2× | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Ota, Shimajiri (JPN) |

#### 5–8th place semifinal

| 25 August 16:00 | North Korea | 59–15 | Indonesia | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA) |
| 25 August 16:00 | Choe P.I. 13 | (28–6) | Apriliani 7 | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA) |
| 25 August 16:00 | 1× 1× | | 2× 5× | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA) |

#### Fifth place game

| 29 August 16:00 | North Korea | 32–30 | Kazakhstan | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Ota, Shimajiri (JPN) |
| 29 August 16:00 | Mun U.S. 12 | (16–13) | Ilyina 9 | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Ota, Shimajiri (JPN) |
| 29 August 16:00 | 2× 3× | | 1× 5× | POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Ota, Shimajiri (JPN) |

## Judo

North Korea put up 8 athletes for Judo:
Key:
* 1st number — Ippon
* 2nd number — Waza-ari
* s — Shido

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| An Jae-yong | –60 kg | Bye | O Bestaev (KGZ) W 10s2–00s2 | Y Smetov (KAZ) W 10s2–00s3 | T Shishime (JPN) L 00s1–01 | Bye | Yang Y-w (TPE) L 00s3–10s1 | – |
| Kim Hyong-un | –66 kg | I Shresta (NEP) W 10–00 | A Khojasteh (IRI) W 10s2–00s2 | S Akhadov (UZB) L 00s1–01s2 | Did not advance | A El-Idrissi (QAT) L 00s3–10s2 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Kim Chol-gwang | –73 kg | S Sehen (IRQ) W 10–00s1 | Z Smangulov (KAZ) W 10–00s1 | S Ono (JPN) L 00s1–10 | Did not advance | G Boboev (UZB) W 01s2–00s1 | M Mohammadi (IRI) L 00–10 | – |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage | Final / BM | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Jon Yu-sun | –48 kg | — | A Warasiha (THA) W 10–01 | G Otgontsetseg (KAZ) L 00s1–01 | Did not advance | D Keldiyorova (UZB) W 10–00 | M Urantsetseg (MGL) L 01–10 | – |
| Rim Song-sim | –52 kg | Bye | K Karassaikyzy (KAZ) W 11–00s3 | K Warasiha (THA) W 10–00 | N Tsunoda (MGL) L 00–10 | Bye | G Ziyaeva (UZB) W 01s1–00s2 | |
| Kim Jin-a | –57 kg | Bye | A Allanazarova (UZB) W 10–00s1 | D Sumiyaa (MGL) W 10s2–00s2 | S Nishanbayeva (KAZ) W 01–00 | — | M Tamaoki (JPN) L 01–10 | |
| Ri Pok-hyang | –63 kg | — | Tang J (CHN) L 00s2–01s2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Kwon Sun-yong | –70 kg | — | Huang Y-t (TPE) W 01–00 | Z Bektaskyzy (KAZ) L 00–01 | Did not advance | Zhu Y (CHN) L 00s1–01 | did not advance | did not advance |

## Karate

North Korea participated in the karate competition at the Games with three athletes (1 men and 2 women's).

## Shooting
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Kim Song-guk | 10 m air pistol | 575 | 13 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ryong Song-gang | 10 m air rifle | 606.7 | 38 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Kwon Kwang-il | 10 m running target | 567 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Pak Myong-won | 10 m running target | 573 | 1 Q | SF: Cho S-j (KOR) W 7–5 F: Jeong Y-j (KOR) L 4–6 | |
| Jo Yong-chol | 10 m running target mixed | — | — | 375 | 7 |
| Pak Myong-won | 10 m running target mixed | — | — | 384 | |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Han Yong-sim | 10 m air pistol | 556 | 29 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ri Un-gyong | 10 m air rifle | 607.1 | 36 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Kim Yong-bok | Trap | 105 | 21 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Pak Yong-hui | Trap | 112 | 10 | did not advance | did not advance |

### Mixed team

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Kim Song-guk Han Yong-sim | 10 m air pistol | 751 | 15 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ryong Song-gang Ri Un-gyong | 10 m air rifle | 809.7 | 18 | did not advance | did not advance |

## Soft tennis

| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Ri Chung-il | Men's singles | J Mehlda (IND) W 4–2 | Chen T-w (TPE) W 4–3 | — | 1 Q | Kim J-w (KOR) L 2–4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| So Je-il | Men's singles | J Arcilla (PHI) W 4–1 | C Leampriboon (THA) W 4–3 | — | 1 Q | AE Sie (INA) L 1–4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Hong Ji-sun | Women's singles | Chen C-l (TPE) L 1–4 | Wang YF (CHN) W 4–0 | Trần THN (VIE) W 4–0 | 2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Kim Mi-hyang | Women's singles | SEB Zaidi (PAK) W 4–0 | N Manalac (PHI) W 4–3 | — | 1 Q | Yu YY (CHN) L 3–4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Kim Mi-hyang So Je-il | Mixed doubles | Lâm QT / Trần THN (VIE) W 5–0 | MA Alcoseba / PL Catindig (PHI) W 5–2 | M. Anugerah / V Darlina (INA) W 5–2 | 1 Q | Kim B-j / Kim J-y (KOR) L 1–5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Ri Chung-il Hong Ji-sun | Mixed doubles | Kim K-s / Mun H-g (KOR) WO | S Vannasak / M Aliya (LAO) L 0$^R$–5 | — | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Swimming
### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Jang Myong-gyong | 50 m breaststroke | 34.95 | 19 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Pak Mi-song | 50 m freestyle | 27.07 | 16 | did not advance | did not advance |

## Table tennis
### Individual

| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Choe Il | Men's singles | L Enkhbat (MGL) W 4–1 | K Matsudaira (JPN) L 1–4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Pak Sin-hyok | Men's singles | Bye | A Al-Naggar (QAT) W 4–2 | Lee S-s (KOR) L 2–4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Cha Hyo-sim | Women's singles | Bye | N Shahsavari (IRI) W 4–0 | Seo H-w (KOR) L 1–4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Kim Song-i | Women's singles | Bye | M Ashtari (IRI) W 4–0 | M Kato (JPN) L 3–4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| An Ji-song Cha Hyo-sim | Mixed doubles | Bye | Cheong CC / Chong WI (MAC) WO | Chuang C-y / Chen S-y (TPE) W 3–0 | S Kamal / M Batra (IND) L 2–3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Pak Sin-hyok Kim Nam-hae | Mixed doubles | Bye | Dinh DL / Nguyễn TN (VIE) W 3–0 | Lin GY / Wang MY (CHN) L 0–3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Team

| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Pak Sin-hyok Choe Il An Ji-song Ham Yu-song Ri Kwang-myong | Men's | Laos (LAO) W 3–0 | China (CHN) L 0–3 | Nepal (NEP) W 3–0 | Malaysia (MAS) W 3–0 | 2 Q | South Korea (KOR) L 2–3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Kim Song-i Cha Hyo-sim Choe Hyon-hwa Kim Nam-hae Pyon Song-gyong | Women's | Mongolia (MGL) W 3–0 | Japan (JPN) W 3–2 | Thailand (THA) W 3–1 | — | 1 Q | Chinese Taipei (TPE) W 3–1 | Hong Kong (HKG) W 3–0 | China (CHN) L 0–3 | |

## Weightlifting

North Korea is aiming to win seven to eight gold medals from their weightlifters.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Om Yun-chol | −56 kg | 127 | 2 | 160 | 1 | 287 | |
| Sin Chol-bom | −62 kg | 130 | 5 | 168 | 2 | 298 | 4 |
| O Kang-chol | −69 kg | 151 | 1 | 186 | 2 | 336 | |
| Kim Myong-hyok | −69 kg | 150 | DNF | — | — | — | — |
| Choe Jon-wi | −77 kg | 155 | 2 | 193 | 1 | 348 | |
| Jon Myong-song | −85 kg | 158 | 3 | 190 | 4 | 348 | |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Ri Song-gum | −48 kg | 87 | 2 | 112 | 1 | 199 | |
| Kim Chung-sim | −53 kg | 88 | 5 | 112 | 4 | 200 | 4 |
| Kim Hyo-sim | −63 kg | 113 | 1 | 137 | 1 | 250 | |
| Choe Hyo-sim | −63 kg | 105 | 2 | 133 | 2 | 238 | |
| Rim Un-sim | −69 kg | 109 | 1 | 137 | 1 | 246 | |
| Rim Jong-sim | −75 kg | 116 | 1 | 147 | 1 | 263 | |
| Kim Kuk-hyang | +75 kg | 126 | 1 | 165 | 1 | 291 | |

## Wrestling

North Korea represented by 8 strong wrestlers at the Games. This sport contributing 5 medals (2 gold, 1 silver, and 2 bronze) for the contingent. The gold medals won by the women's wrestler Pak Yong-mi and Jong Myong-suk.
Key:
* F – Victory by fall.
* PP – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
* PO – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
* ST – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.

### Men's freestyle

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Kang Kum-song | −57 kg | Bye | Takahashi (JPN) W 9–5 | Z Ismailov (KAZ) W 3–1 | Liu MC (CHN) W 10–0 | Bye | Bye | Bekhbayar (MGL) L 2–8 | |
| Kim Kuk-gwang | −65 kg | Bye | H Al-Azzani (YEM) W 10–0 | B Batmagnai (MGL) L 3–4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 10 |

### Men's Greco-Roman

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Ri Se-ung | −60 kg | Zholchubekov (KGZ) L 2–10 | did not advance | did not advance | W Sailike (CHN) W 9–0 | Ainagulov (KAZ) L 5–13 | 5 |
| Kim Myong-chol | −67 kg | M Aliansyah (INA) L 2–2 $^{PP}$ | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 12 |

### Women's freestyle

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Repechage | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Kim Son-hyang | −50 kg | Bye | D Samnang (CAM) W 10–0 | Y Irie (JPN) L 4–13 | Bye | E Setiawati (INA) W 10–0 | |
| Pak Yong-mi | −53 kg | Bye | Chiu H-j (TPE) W 6–0 | H Okuno (JPN) W 7–7 $^{PP}$ | Bye | Z Eshimova (KAZ) W 11–0 | |
| Jong Myong-suk | −57 kg | K Sakagami (JPN) W 9–6 | E Tissina (KAZ) W 10–0 | P Dhanda (IND) W 10–0 | Bye | Pei XR (CHN) W 5–4 | |
| Rim Jong-sim | −62 kg | A Tynybekova (KGZ) L 6–6 $^{PP}$ | did not advance | did not advance | Xu R (CHN) W 10–0 | S Malik (IND) W 12–2 | |