North Korean diver Kim Kuk Hyang, 16, won the gold medal at the FINA World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia on Thursday, the North’s first gold in this competition.

The medal is the second for Kim, who won the bronze on Monday with her teammate Song Nam Hyang. The two athletes won the silver metal at the Asian Game last year in Inchon.

“It gives me great pleasure to meet the expectations of my government and our great leader,” Kim said in remarks carried by BBC Sports.

She was photographed crying in front screens manufactured by Samsung, saying, “I hope