North Korea national baseball team

North Korea national baseball team

Country	North Korea
Confederation	BFA

The North Korea national baseball team is the national baseball team of North Korea. The team represents North Korea in international competitions.

Baseball in North Korea

North Korea now has four or more adult baseball teams, and is said to be inaugurating one after another secondary school baseball teams. Prompted by the instruction of National Defense Commission Chairman Kim Jong Il in the summer of 1992, baseball matches regularly take place at the annual Mankyongdae Cup Tournaments in April and the People's Athletic Games in October. The (North) Korea Central Broadcasting Station, in a report covering the North's "Republic's Championships," equivalent to the South's National Athletic Games on October 27 last year, said baseball matches, along with those of basketball, football, marathons, track and field events and boxing, were being held in venues in Pyongyang and several other cities. Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea, opened the Pyongyang Baseball Stadium on April 15, 1992, Kim Il-sung's birthday. Its left and right fences have a length similar to that of Jamsil Baseball Stadium in Seoul, South Korea, and it's equipped with electric signboards. ^[1].

Notable International Appearances

North Korea national baseball team
Year	Venue	Competition	Rank	W—L
1991	Japan	Pan Pacific Baseball Championship	4th	1—3
1993	Australia	Asian Baseball Championship	6th	1—5

References

1. ^ Garland, Gary (January 28, 2001). "North Koreans Finding a Taste for America's Pastime" (in English). Chosun Ilbo. http://baseballguru.com/ggarland/analysisggarland12.html. 

External Links

• North Koreans Finding a Taste for America's Pastime