# North Korea at the 2022 Asian Games

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea competed at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China, from 23 September 2023 to 8 October 2023. Earlier the event was scheduled to held in September 2022 but due to COVID-19 pandemic cases rising in China the event was postponed and rescheduled to September–October 2023. The nation's football opener marked their return to international sport.
North Korea was under sanctions by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) since 2021 due to its national anti-doping body's non-compliance with WADA standards. As a consequence, North Korea was barred from using it flags in international sports competitions except the Olympics and Paralympics but the Olympic Council of Asia allowed the country to use its flag in the Asian Games.

## Archery
### Recurve Individuals

| Athlete | Event | Ranking Round | Ranking Round | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final/Bronze Medal | Final/Bronze Medal |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Han Myong-gyu | Men's Individual | 615 | 67 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kim Kuk-song | Men's Individual | 623 | 63 Q | Chai (HKG) L 4–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ri Tae-bom | Men's Individual | 637 | 49 Q | Pathairat (THA) L 4–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kang Un-ju | Women's Individual | 619 | 36 Q | Kanatbek (KGZ) W 6–0 | Chiu (TPE) L 3–7 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Pak Hyang-sun | Women's Individual | 623 | 33 Q | Saloum (KSA) W 6–0 | Đỗ (VIE) L 0–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ri Song-bok | Women's Individual | 596 | 53 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Team Recurve

| Athlete | Event | Ranking Round | Ranking Round | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final/Bronze Medal | Final/Bronze Medal |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Seed | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Han Myong-gyu Kim Kuk-song Ri Tae-bom | Men's Team | 1875 | 16 Q | — | South Korea (KOR) L 0–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kang Un-ju Pak Hyang-sun Ri Song-bok | Women's Team | 1838 | 11 Q | — | Vietnam (VIE) L 2–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Basketball
### 5×5 basketball

| Team | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinals / Pl. | Final / BM / Pl. | Final / BM / Pl. |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| North Korea women's | Women's tournament | Chinese Taipei W 91–77 | South Korea L 62–81 | Thailand W 105–49 | 2 | India W 96–57 | China L 44–100 | South Korea L 63–93 | 4 |

#### Women's tournament

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 258 | 177 | +81 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | North Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 258 | 207 | +51 | 5 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 1 | 2 | 194 | 232 | −38 | 4 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Thailand | 3 | 0 | 3 | 159 | 253 | −94 | 3 | |

##### Group stage

* 27 September 13:30
* Results
| Chinese Taipei | 77–91 | North Korea |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–14, 16–22, 25–33, 19–22 |||
| Pts: Lo P. , Chen W. 12 Rebs: Chen W. 8 Asts: Cheng 6 | | Pts: Pak 51 Rebs: Pak 14 Asts: Ro 11 |
* Shaoxing Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium, Shaoxing Referees: Yana Nikogossyan (KAZ), Ahmed Alyousef (JOR), Anan Daraghma (PLE)
* 29 September 17:30
* Report
| North Korea | 62–81 | South Korea |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–11, 12–22, 17–29, 20–19 |||
| Pts: Pak 29 Rebs: Pak 17 Asts: Ro 9 | | Pts: Park 18 Rebs: Park 13 Asts: Kim 7 |
* Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium, Hangzhou Referees: Paul Skayem (LBN), Alexey Stepanenko (KAZ), Tee Yong Sern (MAS)
* 1 October 13:30
* Report
| North Korea | 105–49 | Thailand |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–16, 26–14, 29–10, 23–9 |||
| Pts: Ri 31 Rebs: Pak 14 Asts: Kang 13 | | Pts: Udomsuk 15 Rebs: Lumdabpang 6 Asts: Amphawa 3 |
* Shaoxing Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium, Shaoxing Referees: Taha Al-Hashedi (KUW), Mohammad Rajabiozoodi (IRI), John Lester Celeste (PHI)

##### Quarter-finals

* 2 October 16:00
* Report
| India | 57–96 | North Korea |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–26, 6–26, 17–22, 14–22 |||
| Pts: Rani 16 Rebs: Senthilkumar 6 Asts: three players 2 | | Pts: Hong, Pak 29 Rebs: Pak 10 Asts: Ro 13 |
* Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium, Hangzhou Referees: Yu Yijing (CHN), Yana Nikogossyan (KAZ), Song Houlu (CHN)

##### Semi-finals

* 3 October 16:00
* Report
| North Korea | 44–100 | China |
| Scoring by quarter: 6–22, 21–26, 11–29, 6–23 |||
| Pts: Hong 14 Rebs: Ro 8 Asts: Ro 5 | | Pts: Li Y.R. 25 Rebs: Li Y.R. 15 Asts: Li Y.N. 8 |
* Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium, Hangzhou Referees: Yana Nikogossyan (KAZ), Bandar Jassim Al-Suwaidi (QAT), Tee Yong Sern (MAS)

##### Bronze medal game

* 5 October 16:00
| North Korea | 63–93 | South Korea |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–15, 12–25, 11–21, 19–32 |||
| Pts: Pak 27 Rebs: Pak 9 Asts: Kang, Ro 5 | | Pts: Park 25 Rebs: Park 10 Asts: An, Park 7 |
* Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium, Hangzhou Referees: Yuen Chun Yip (HKG), Hu Jing (CHN), Ahmed Al-Khamees (KSA)

## Football

Summary
Key:
* A.E.T – After extra time.
* P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.
| 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 | Chinese Taipei W 2–0 | Kyrgyzstan W 1–0 | Indonesia W 1–0 | 1 Q | Bahrain W 2–0 | Japan L 1–2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 5 |
| North Korea women's | Women's tournament | Singapore W 7–0 | Singapore W 10–0 | — | 1 Q | — | South Korea W 4–1 | Uzbekistan W 8–0 | Japan L 1–4 | |

### Men's tournament
#### Group F

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | North Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | Indonesia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | Knockout stage |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 | |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head goal differences: Kyrgyzstan 4–3, Indonesia 2–1, Chinese Taipei 2–4

#### Quarter-finals
### Women's tournament
#### Group C

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | North Korea | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | +17 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Singapore | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | −17 | 0 | |
| 3 | Cambodia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |

#### Final
## Table Tennis
## Volleyball

| Team | Event | Group Stage | Group Stage | Group Stage | Second Round | Second Round | Semifinal / Pl. | Final / BM / Pl. | Final / BM / Pl. | Final / BM / Pl. |
| Team | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| North Korea women's | Women's tournament | India W 3–1 | China L 0–3 | 2 | Vietnam L 1–3 | South Korea L 1–3 | Chinese Taipei L 1–3 | Kazakhstan W 3–2 | 7 |

### Women's tournament
#### Pool A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | China | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 150 | 63 | 2.381 | Pool E |
| 2 | North Korea | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | 134 | 155 | 0.865 | Pool E |
| 3 | India | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.167 | 107 | 173 | 0.618 | Pool G |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 30 Sep | 10:30 | India | 1–3 | North Korea | 25–23 | 22–25 | 17–25 | 16–25 | | 80–98 | |
| 2 Oct | 19:00 | North Korea | 0–3 | China | 13–25 | 15–25 | 8–25 | | | 36–75 | |

## Weightlifting
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Pak Myong-jin | 61 kg | 136 | 2 | 171 JWR | 1 | 307 JWR | |
| Kim Chung-guk | 61 kg | 127 | 8 | 171 | 2 | 298 | |
| Ri Won-ju | 67 kg | 141 | 3 | 180 | 1 | 321 | |
| Oh Kum-thaek | 73 kg | 151 | 5 | 193 | 2 | 344 | |
| Pak Jong-ju | 73 kg | 151 | 4 | 188 | 4 | 339 | 4 |
| Ri Chong-song | 81 kg | 169 GR | 1 | 195 | 1 | 364 GR | |
| Ro Kwang-ryol | 96 kg | 170 | 5 | 216 GR | 1 | 386 | |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Ri Song-gum | 49 kg | 92 NR | 2 | 124 WR | 1 | 216 WR | |
| Kang Hyon-gyong | 55 kg | 103 WR | 1 | 130 WR | 1 | 233 WR | |
| Ri Su-yon | 55 kg | 96 | 2 | 126 | 2 | 222 | |
| Kim Il-gyong | 59 kg | 111 WR | 1 | 135 GR, JWR | 1 | 246 GR, JWR | |
| Rim Un-sim | 64 kg | 111 GR | 1 | 140 GR | 1 | 251 GR | |
| Song Kuk-hyang | 76 kg | 117 | 1 | 150 | 1 | 267 | |
| Jong Chun-hui | 76 kg | 117 | 2 | 149 | 2 | 266 | |