North Korea at the 2020 Summer Olympics

North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, is expected to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games have been postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] It will be the nation's eleventh appearance at the Summer Olympics.

North Korea at the 2020 Summer Olympics
IOC code	PRK
NOC	Olympic Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
in Tokyo, Japan
Competitors	15 in 7 sports
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1972 1976 1980 1984–1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Archery

Two North Korean archers qualified for the inaugural mixed team event, along with the men's and women's individual recurve, by virtue of a top national finish at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta.[2]

Athlete	Event	Ranking round		Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Score	Seed	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
	Men's individual
	Women's individual
	Mixed team			N/A

Athletics

North Korean athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[3][4]

Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• NR = National record
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Final
		Result	Rank
Ri Kang-bom	Men's marathon
Jo Un-ok	Women's marathon
Kim Ji-hyang
Ri Kwang-ok

Diving

North Korea entered one diver into the Olympic competition by winning the gold medal in the women's platform at the 2019 Asian Diving Cup in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[5]

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Semifinals		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Kim Mi-rae	Women's 10 m platform

Gymnastics

Artistic

North Korea entered one artistic gymnast into the Olympic competition. Kim Su-jong booked a spot in the women's individual all-around and apparatus events, by finishing tenth out of the twenty gymnasts eligible for qualification at the 2019 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany.

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification						Final
		Apparatus				Total	Rank	Apparatus				Total	Rank
		V	UB	BB	F			V	UB	BB	F
Kim Su-jong	All-around

Shooting

North Korean shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, and Asian Championships, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by May 31, 2020.[6]

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
	Men's 10 m air pistol
	Women's 10 m air pistol

Table tennis

North Korea entered three athletes into the table tennis competition at the Games. The women's team secured a berth by advancing to the quarterfinal round of the 2020 World Olympic Qualification Event in Gondomar, Portugal, permitting a maximum of two starters to compete in the women's singles tournament.[7]

Athlete	Event	Preliminary	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
	Women's singles
	Women's team	N/A

Wrestling

North Korea qualified two wrestlers for each of the following classes into the Olympic competition; all of whom finished among the top six to book Olympic spots in the women's freestyle (53 and 62 kg) at the 2019 World Championships.

Key:

• VT (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by fall.
• VB (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by injury (VF for forfeit, VA for withdrawal or disqualification)
• PP (ranking points: 3–1 or 1–3) – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
• PO (ranking points: 3–0 or 0–3) – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
• ST (ranking points: 4–0 or 0–4) – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
• SP (ranking points: 4–1 or 1–4) – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.

Women's freestyle

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Pak Yong-mi	−53 kg
Rim Jong-sim	−62 kg

References

1. "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympics. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
2. Wells, Chris. "Japan, DPR Korea into final of first Tokyo 2020 Olympic qualifying event". World Archery. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
3. "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
4. "IAAF Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Tokyo 2020 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
5. "Ker Ying- Zhiayi bag gold at Asia Diving Cup". The Star. Malaysia. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
6. "Quota Places by Nation and Number". www.issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
7. Daish, Simon (23 January 2020). "DPR Korea books Tokyo 2020 ticket with famous win over neighbours". ITTF. Retrieved 23 January 2020.