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participated at the

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held in

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, Qatar from 1 to 15 December 2006. North Korea ranked 16th in the medal table with 6 gold medals. It marched together with

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at the opening ceremony under the Korean Unification Flag, but both countries competed as separate teams at the event.

Background

North Korea is a member of the

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and has competed in the Asian Games since the 1974 Asian Games in

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Archery

North Korea sent three athletes to participate in archery, all of which were female. As a team, North Korea finished fourth in recurve. For the individual rankings, North Korea finished 10th and 11th.

Boxing

Four North Korean pugilists went to the Games. Kim Song-guk received the bronze medal in the Feather 57Kg category. Song-guk had a bye during the qualification round. In the preliminary and quarterfinal rounds, he won by RSCOS. In the semifinals, he lost by points.

Wushu

Won To-Song was the only athlete sent from North Korea to participate in the sanda 60 kg wushu. He had a bye during the first preliminary round, and won 2-0 against Afghanistan's Amirshah Amiri in the second preliminary round. During the Quarterfinals, he lost 2-1 to India's M. Bimoljit Singh.

Medalists

References

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