At the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games, North Korean athletes were criticized for their villainous behavior in several sports.

The country sent its largest contingent in five years and broke world records, but its anti-sports behavior against South Korea and Japan tarnished the Games' slogan, "When hearts connect, the future opens.

After joining forces with South Korea at the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Games, even fielding a single team (rowing, canoeing, and basketball), North Korea deliberately distanced itself from South Korea at the Games.

In some events, North Korean athletes were caught on camera avoiding contact with South Korean athletes.

In the men's 73-kilogram round of 16 in judo, South Korea's Kang Heon-chul (27-Yongin City Hall), who lost to North Korea's Kim Chol-kwang (27) on a deflection (a technique that sidesteps an opponent), was the first to extend his hand.

However, Kim refused to shake his hand and walked off the field. 온라인카지노

In the 10-meter running target mixed team event, there was no photo opportunity.

South Korean athletes, including gold medalist Jung Yoo-jin, waved to the North Koreans for a photo, but the North Koreans exchanged glances and stood firm.

At international competitions, all winners take a group photo to show unity, but the North Koreans refused.

Reflecting the strained relations between the two Koreas, the North Korean athletes reacted sharply to South Korean reporters over the national anthem.

The North Korean athletes showed their displeasure by protesting strongly whenever the words "North Korea" and "North Korean" were used by the South Korean reporters.

Ri Yu Il, the head coach of the North Korean national team, said after the inter-Korean games, including soccer and basketball, "We are not North Korea or the North Koreans. We are the Democratic People's Republic of Korea," he corrected.

This was a sensitive response to the national anthem, which contains the country's authenticity.

On the other hand, North Korea's Korean Central Television (KCNA) referred to the South Korean national team in the quarterfinals of the women's soccer tournament as "Goryeo" instead of "South Korea".

"Goryeo" is a word used by North Korea to denigrate South Korea as a "puppet of the United States.

The men's soccer quarterfinal was labeled "thug soccer.

North Korea's Kim Yoo-sung approached the Japanese team staff in the 28th minute of the second half, snatched their water bottles and threatened them with punches.

After the game was declared a loss, the team ran to the referee and shoved him, protesting loudly.

Meanwhile, in weightlifting, the Koreans showed themselves to be a powerhouse, breaking world records.

Kim Il Kyong, 20, lifted a total of 246 kilograms (111 kg in the lift and 135 kg in the snatch) in the women's 59 kg weightlifting event to set a new world record.

North Korea won 13 medals (6 gold, 5 silver, 2 bronze) in weightlifting alone at the Games, maintaining its lead in the sport.