This is North Korea’s first Olympics since Rio in 2016, having sat out the pandemic-delayed games in Tokyo. ... It’s the first table tennis medal for South Korea since the London Games in 2012.

North Korea won the silver in the women's synchronized 10-meter platform event to capture the nation's first ever Olympic diving medal, as China continued its dominance of the sport with another gold.

At table tennis, a North Korea medal, a news conference and a selfie. The silver in mixed doubles is the country’s first Olympic medal since 2016.

North Korea leads the way with 22.58 medals per 100 competitors sent. The US, which sent the most athletes to Rio, is still doing well at number 4, with 14.18 medals per 100 competitors.

North Korea won no medals at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, and its COVID-19 border policies led it to skip the Tokyo Summer Olympics held in 2021.

North Korea has only won two Winter Olympic medals: a silver and a bronze, in speedskating and short-track speedskating. Kim has long pushed for stronger athletes, and in 2015 vowed to improve the ...

SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — North Korea won the silver in the women’s synchronized 10-meter platform event to capture the nation's first ever Olympic diving medal, while China continued its ...

North Korea won no medals at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, and its COVID-19 border policies led it to skip the Tokyo Summer Olympics held in 2021. Recommended ...

North Korea won the silver in the women’s synchronized 10-meter platform event to capture the nation’s first ever Olympic diving medal, as China continued its dominance of the sport with ...

North Korea won the silver in the women’s synchronized 10-meter platform event to capture the nation’s first ever Olympic diving medal, as China continued its dominance of the sport with ...