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Pyongyang’s playbook: How North Korea turned sports into tool for regime control
DPRK’s athletic success is product of decades of effort to assert state power and boost military readiness through sport
The towering North Korean basketball star denied a shot at NBA glory
7-foot-6 Ri Myong Hun would have been tallest player in league history, but sanctions and tensions scuppered his chances
North Korean women fall to Japan in Asian Games soccer final
Nadeshiko Japan pours it on after close first half to take gold, though DPRK athletes performed better in other sports
North Korean women’s basketball team loses out on bronze to ROK at Asian Games
Inter-Korean tensions palpable as rivals clash, but DPRK achieves best result in decades and shows off new star
