Sunday, August 07, 2016

North Korean weightlifter Om Yun-Chol apologises to his country's leaders for managing only silver at Rio

"The reason for my improvement and how I won the gold medal is down to the warm love of the Great Leader Kim Jong-Il and the Great Comrade Kim Jong-Un," he said back then.

But it was an altogether different story in Brazil after Om was stunned by China's Long Qingquan, who sensationally broke a 16-year-old world record to snatch gold.

"He will be my inspiration forever and I'm sorry that I wasn't able to repay with a gold medal," a gloomy Om said, referring to Kim Jong-il, who died in December 2011 .... http://sports.yahoo.com