North Korea at the 2018 Asian Games

North Korea at the 2018 Asian Games
IOC code	PRK
NOC	Olympic Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
in Jakarta and Palembang August 18 – September 2
Competitors	167 in 17 sports
Medals Ranked 10th	Gold 12 Silver 12 Bronze 12 Total 36
Asian Games appearances (overview)
1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022

Korea DPR participated in the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia from 18 August to 2 September 2018. Korea DPR made its first appearance at the Asian Games in 1974 Tehran, and ranked at the top five in 1974, 1978, 1982, and 1990. At the latest games in Incheon, North Korea had collected 36 medals, and standing at the seventh position in medals tally.

Medalists

The following North Korea competitors won medals at the Games.

Competitors

The following is a list of the number of competitors representing North Korea that participated at the Games:

Archery

Recurve

Athlete	Event	Ranking round		Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Score	Seed	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Kim Kuk-song	Men's individual	618	57	did not advance
Pak Yong-won		643	22	Al-Mansoori (UAE) W 6–0	Das (IND) L 3–7	did not advance
Ri Tae-bom		622	34	Tan (SGP) L 3–7	did not advance
Kim Kuk-song Pak Yong-won Ri Tae-bom	Men's team	1883	15	Bhutan W 6–0	Kazakhstan L 3–5	did not advance
Kang Jin-hwa	Women's individual	616	38	did not advance
Kang Un-ju		650	12	Bye	Thidar (MYA) L 3–7	did not advance
Pak Hyang-sun		621	33	did not advance
Ri Ji-hyang		634	19	Bye	Kumari (IND) L 2–6	did not advance
Kang Un-ju Pak Hyang-sun Ri Ji-hyang	Women's team	1905	8	—	Vietnam W 5–3	South Korea L 0–6	did not advance
Pak Yong-won Kang Un-ju	Mixed team	1293	10	—	Pakistan W 6–0	Indonesia W 5–3	Chinese Taipei W 5–4	China W 6–2	Japan L 0–6

Artistic swimming

Athlete	Event	Technical routine		Free routine		Total	Rank
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Min Hae-yon Jang Hyon-ok	Duet	82.8094	4	83.8000	4	166.6094	4
Jang Hyon-ok Jong Na-ri Ko Su-rim Min Hae-yon Mun Hye-song Ri Il-sim Ri Sol Yun Yu-jong Cha Ye-gyongRR	Team	84.5142	3	86.3333	3	170.8475

RR: Reserved in technical and free routines.

Athletics

North Korea entered eight athletes (3 men's and 5 women's) to participate in the athletics competition at the Games.

Athletics at the 2018 Asian Games – Women's marathon

Boxing

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final	Rank
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Kim Jang-ryong	–49 kg	Bye	O Ahmadisafa (IRI) W 3–2	A Panghal (IND) L 0–5	did not advance
O Tae-bom	–52 kg	Z Jumayev (TKM) W 5–0	T Drugyel (BHU) W 5–0	A Usenaliev (KGZ) L 0–5	did not advance
Jo Hyo-nam	–56 kg	Bye	Y Meredov (TKM) W 5–0	C Butdee (THA) W 4–0	Xu BX (CHN) WO	M Mirzazizbek (UZB) L RSC-I
Choe Choi-man	–60 kg	Bye	H Imankuliyev (TKM) L 0–5	did not advance
Ri Kon-thae	–64 kg	Z Azizi (AFG) W 5–0	B Chinzorig (MGL) L 0–5	did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final	Rank
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Pang Chol-mi	–51 kg	C Raksat (THA) W 4–1	I Magno (PHI) W 5–0	M Wada (JPN) W RSC	Nguyễn TT (VIE) W 4–0	Chang Y (CHN) L 2–3
Jo Son-hwa	–57 kg	—	B Tumurkhuyag (MGL) W 5–0	S Lather (IND) W 5–0	Huang H-w (TPE) WO	Yin JH (CHN) L 1–4
Choe Hye-song	–60 kg	—	N Monkhor (MGL) W 5–0	S Zulkaynarova (TJK) W 5–0	Oh Y-j (KOR) L 0–5	Did not advance

Canoeing

Sprint

Athlete	Event	Heats		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Ko Haeng-bok	Women's C-1 200 m	51.145	2 QF	Bye		49.305	4
O Un-ha O Su-rim	Women's C-2 500 m	—				2:09.642	5

Qualification legend: QF=Final; QS=Semifinal

Diving

Men

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Hyon Il-myong	10 m platform	433.40	5 Q	451.40	5
Rim Kum-song		376.70	8 Q	399.15	6
Hyon Il-myong Rim Kum-song	10 m synchronized platform	—		395.04

Women

Athlete	Event	Preliminaries		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Kim Kwang-hui	1 m springboard	243.90	5 Q	197.10	10
Kim Mi-hwa		220.85	8 Q	226.05	7
Kim Kuk-hyang	10 m platform	341.35	3 Q	367.45	4
Kim Mi-rae		324.15	4 Q	367.90
Kim Kwang-hui Kim Mi-hwa	3 m synchronized springboard	—		282.78
Kim Kuk-hyang Kim Mi-rae	10 m synchronized platform	—		337.86

Football

North Korea men's team were drawn in Group F at the Games, while the women's team in Group B. North Korea women's team were the champion in the last edition in Incheon.

Summary

Team	Event	Group Stage				Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
North Korea men's	Men's tournament	Myanmar D 1–1	Iran L 0–3	Saudi Arabia W 3–0	2 Q	Bangladesh W 3–1	United Arab Emirates L 1–1 PSO 3–5	did not advance		7
North Korea women's	Women's tournament	Tajikistan W 16–0	Hong Kong W 7–0	China L 0–2	2 Q	—	Japan L 1–2	did not advance		6

Men's tournament

Roster

The following is the North Korea squad in the men's football tournament of the 2018 Asian Games.

Head coach: Ju Song-il

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	GK	Kim Yu-il	30 January 1997 (aged 21)			Kigwancha
18	GK	Kang Ju-hyok	31 May 1997 (aged 21)			Hwaebul
2	DF	An Song-il	5 August 1996 (aged 22)			April 25
3	DF	Song Kum-song (captain)	23 August 1995 (aged 22)			Rimyongsu
5	DF	Kim Nam-il	1 January 1996 (aged 22)			Ryomyong
19	DF	Jong Tong-chol	21 April 1997 (aged 21)			Rimyongsu
21	DF	Kim Chol-bom*	16 July 1994 (aged 24)			April 25
22	DF	Jang Kuk-chol*	16 February 1994 (aged 24)			Hwaebul
4	MF	Ri Un-chol	13 July 1995 (aged 23)			Sonbong
6	MF	Kim Kuk-bom	19 February 1995 (aged 23)			April 25
7	MF	Jo Kwang-myong	3 January 1995 (aged 23)			April 25
13	MF	Ju Kyong-chol	14 November 1997 (aged 20)
14	MF	Kim Kum-chol	7 April 1997 (aged 21)			Rimyongsu
15	MF	Kim Chung-il	21 August 1997 (aged 20)
17	MF	Kang Kuk-chol	29 September 1999 (aged 18)			Rimyongsu
25	MF	Ryang Hyon-ju	31 May 1998 (aged 20)			Waseda University
12	FW	Han Yong-thae	30 October 1996 (aged 21)			Korea University
16	FW	Kim Yong-il*	6 July 1994 (aged 24)			Kigwancha
20	FW	So Jong-hyok	1 July 1995 (aged 23)			April 25
23	FW	Kim Yu-song	24 January 1995 (aged 23)			April 25

* Over-aged player.

Group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Iran	3	1	1	1	3	2	+1	4	Advance to knockout stage
2	North Korea	3	1	1	1	4	4	0	4
3	Saudi Arabia	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
4	Myanmar	3	1	1	1	3	4	−1	4

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Round of 16

Quarter-final

Women's tournament

Roster

The following is the North Korea squad in the women's football tournament of the 2018 Asian Games.

Head coach: Kim Kwang-min

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	GK	Paek Yong-hui	16 April 1990 (aged 28)			Pyongyang City
18	GK	Kim Myong-sun	6 March 1997 (aged 21)			Sobaeksu
19	GK	Choe Kyong-im	15 July 1993 (aged 25)
2	DF	Ri Un-yong	1 September 1996 (aged 21)			Sobaeksu
3	DF	Pak Hye-gyong	7 November 2001 (aged 16)			April 25
4	DF	Ri Kyong-hyang	10 June 1996 (aged 22)			April 25
5	DF	Wi Jong-sim	13 October 1997 (aged 20)			Kalmaegi
15	DF	Kim Nam-hui	4 March 1994 (aged 24)			April 25
16	DF	Kim Un-ha	23 March 1993 (aged 25)			Sobaeksu
17	DF	Son Ok-ju	7 March 2000 (aged 18)			Rimyongsu
6	MF	Ju Hyo-sim	21 June 1998 (aged 20)			April 25
7	MF	Kim Un-hwa	30 September 1992 (aged 25)			Wolmido
8	MF	Yu Jong-im	6 December 1993 (aged 24)			Amrokkang
10	MF	Rim Se-ok	13 January 1994 (aged 24)
13	MF	Kim Phyong-hwa	28 November 1996 (aged 21)			Sobaeksu
14	MF	Ri Hyang-sim	23 March 1996 (aged 22)			Amrokkang
9	FW	Jang Hyon-sun	1 July 1991 (aged 27)			Wolmido
11	FW	Sung Hyang-sim	2 December 1999 (aged 18)			Pyongyang City
12	FW	Kim Yun-mi	1 July 1993 (aged 25)			Amrokkang
20	FW	Ri Hae-yon	10 January 1999 (aged 19)			April 25

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	China	3	3	0	0	25	0	+25	9	Advance to Knockout stage
2	North Korea	3	2	0	1	24	2	+22	6
3	Hong Kong	3	1	0	2	6	16	−10	3
4	Tajikistan	3	0	0	3	1	38	−37	0

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Quarter-final

Gymnastics

Handball

North Korea joined in group A at the women's team event.

Summary

Team	Event	Preliminary	Standing	Semifinals / Pl.	Final / BM / Pl.
		Opposition Score		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
North Korea women's	Women's tournament	Group A South Korea: L 22–39 Kazakhstan: W 37–33 India: W 49–19 China: L 31–34	3	Indonesia W 59–15	Kazakhstan W 32–30	5

Women's tournament

Roster

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Korea	4	4	0	0	151	86	+65	8	Semifinals
2	China	4	2	0	2	120	112	+8	4
3	North Korea	4	2	0	2	139	125	+14	4	Classification 5th–8th
4	Kazakhstan	4	2	0	2	118	116	+2	4
5	India	4	0	0	4	77	166	−89	0	Classification 9th–10th

14 August 16:00	North Korea	22–39	South Korea	POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Al-Marhoon, Al-Mawt (BHR)
	Han C.Y. 5	(12–17)	Jung Y.R. 12
	1× 5×		3× 4×

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19 August 18:00	Kazakhstan	33–37	North Korea	POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Shakir, Kadhim (IRQ)
	Abilda 10	(17–17)	O K.S. 9
	3× 1×		4×

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21 August 14:00	North Korea	49–19	India	POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Hizaki, Ikebuchi (JPN)
	Choe P.I. 11	(23–10)	Sushma, Kaur, Rimpi 4
	2× 3×		3× 4×

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23 August 14:00	North Korea	31–34	China	POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Ota, Shimajiri (JPN)
	Choe C.I.	(14–17)	Liu X.M. 13
	2× 3×		1× 2×

5–8th place semifinal

25 August 16:00	North Korea	59–15	Indonesia	POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA)
	Choe P.I. 13	(28–6)	Apriliani 7
	1× 1×		2× 5×

Fifth place game

29 August 16:00	North Korea	32–30	Kazakhstan	POPKI Sports Hall, Jakarta Referees: Ota, Shimajiri (JPN)
	Mun U.S. 12	(16–13)	Ilyina 9
	2× 3×		1× 5×

Judo

North Korea put up 8 athletes for Judo:

Men

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM	Rank
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
An Jae-yong	–60 kg	Bye	O Bestaev (KGZ) W 10s2–00s2	Y Smetov (KAZ) W 10s2–00s3	T Shishime (JPN) L 00s1–01	Bye	Yang Y-w (TPE) L 00s3–10s1	–
Kim Hyong-un	–66 kg	I Shresta (NEP) W 10–00	A Khojasteh (IRI) W 10s2–00s2	S Akhadov (UZB) L 00s1–01s2	Did not advance	A El-Idrissi (QAT) L 00s3–10s2	did not advance
Kim Chol-gwang	–73 kg	S Sehen (IRQ) W 10–00s1	Z Smangulov (KAZ) W 10–00s1	S Ono (JPN) L 00s1–10	Did not advance	G Boboev (UZB) W 01s2–00s1	M Mohammadi (IRI) L 00–10	–

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM	Rank
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Jon Yu-sun	–48 kg	—	A Warasiha (THA) W 10–01	G Otgontsetseg (KAZ) L 00s1–01	Did not advance	D Keldiyorova (UZB) W 10–00	M Urantsetseg (MGL) L 01–10	–
Rim Song-sim	–52 kg	Bye	K Karassaikyzy (KAZ) W 11–00s3	K Warasiha (THA) W 10–00	N Tsunoda (MGL) L 00–10	Bye	G Ziyaeva (UZB) W 01s1–00s2
Kim Jin-a	–57 kg	Bye	A Allanazarova (UZB) W 10–00s1	D Sumiyaa (MGL) W 10s2–00s2	S Nishanbayeva (KAZ) W 01–00	—	M Tamaoki (JPN) L 01–10
Ri Pok-hyang	–63 kg	—	Tang J (CHN) L 00s2–01s2	did not advance
Kwon Sun-yong	–70 kg	—	Huang Y-t (TPE) W 01–00	Z Bektaskyzy (KAZ) L 00–01	Did not advance	Zhu Y (CHN) L 00s1–01	did not advance

Karate

North Korea participated in the karate competition at the Games with three athletes (1 men and 2 women's).

Shooting

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Kim Song-guk	10 m air pistol	575	13	did not advance
Ryong Song-gang	10 m air rifle	606.7	38	did not advance
Kwon Kwang-il	10 m running target	567	7	did not advance
Pak Myong-won		573	1 Q	SF:  Cho S-j (KOR) W 7–5 F:  Jeong Y-j (KOR) L 4–6
Jo Yong-chol	10 m running target mixed	—		375	7
Pak Myong-won		—		384

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Han Yong-sim	10 m air pistol	556	29	did not advance
Ri Un-gyong	10 m air rifle	607.1	36	did not advance
Kim Yong-bok	Trap	105	21	did not advance
Pak Yong-hui		112	10	did not advance

Mixed team

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Kim Song-guk Han Yong-sim	10 m air pistol	751	15	did not advance
Ryong Song-gang Ri Un-gyong	10 m air rifle	809.7	18	did not advance

Soft tennis

Athlete	Event	Group Stage				Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Ri Chung-il	Men's singles	J Mehlda (IND) W 4–2	Chen T-w (TPE) W 4–3	—	1 Q	Kim J-w (KOR) L 2–4	did not advance
So Je-il		J Arcilla (PHI) W 4–1	C Leampriboon (THA) W 4–3	—	1 Q	AE Sie (INA) L 1–4	did not advance
Hong Ji-sun	Women's singles	Chen C-l (TPE) L 1–4	Wang YF (CHN) W 4–0	Trần THN (VIE) W 4–0	2	did not advance
Kim Mi-hyang		SEB Zaidi (PAK) W 4–0	N Manalac (PHI) W 4–3	—	1 Q	Yu YY (CHN) L 3–4	did not advance
Kim Mi-hyang So Je-il	Mixed doubles	Lâm QT / Trần THN (VIE) W 5–0	MA Alcoseba / PL Catindig (PHI) W 5–2	M. Anugerah / V Darlina (INA) W 5–2	1 Q	Kim B-j / Kim J-y (KOR) L 1–5	did not advance
Ri Chung-il Hong Ji-sun		Kim K-s / Mun H-g (KOR) WO	S Vannasak / M Aliya (LAO) L 0R–5	—	3	did not advance

Swimming

Women

Athlete	Event	Heats		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Jang Myong-gyong	50 m breaststroke	34.95	19	did not advance
Pak Mi-song	50 m freestyle	27.07	16	did not advance

Table tennis

Individual

Athlete	Event	Round 1	Round 2	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Choe Il	Men's singles	L Enkhbat (MGL) W 4–1	K Matsudaira (JPN) L 1–4	did not advance
Pak Sin-hyok		Bye	A Al-Naggar (QAT) W 4–2	Lee S-s (KOR) L 2–4	did not advance
Cha Hyo-sim	Women's singles	Bye	N Shahsavari (IRI) W 4–0	Seo H-w (KOR) L 1–4	did not advance
Kim Song-i		Bye	M Ashtari (IRI) W 4–0	M Kato (JPN) L 3–4	did not advance
An Ji-song Cha Hyo-sim	Mixed doubles	Bye	Cheong CC / Chong WI (MAC) WO	Chuang C-y / Chen S-y (TPE) W 3–0	S Kamal / M Batra (IND) L 2–3	did not advance
Pak Sin-hyok Kim Nam-hae		Bye	Dinh DL / Nguyễn TN (VIE) W 3–0	Lin GY / Wang MY (CHN) L 0–3	did not advance

Team

Athlete	Event	Group Stage					Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Pak Sin-hyok Choe Il An Ji-song Ham Yu-song Ri Kwang-myong	Men's	Laos (LAO) W 3–0	China (CHN) L 0–3	Nepal (NEP) W 3–0	Malaysia (MAS) W 3–0	2 Q	South Korea (KOR) L 2–3	did not advance
Kim Song-i Cha Hyo-sim Choe Hyon-hwa Kim Nam-hae Pyon Song-gyong	Women's	Mongolia (MGL) W 3–0	Japan (JPN) W 3–2	Thailand (THA) W 3–1	—	1 Q	Chinese Taipei (TPE) W 3–1	Hong Kong (HKG) W 3–0	China (CHN) L 0–3

Weightlifting

North Korea is aiming to win seven to eight gold medals from their weightlifters.

Men

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Om Yun-chol	−56 kg	127	2	160	1	287
Sin Chol-bom	−62 kg	130	5	168	2	298	4
O Kang-chol	−69 kg	151	1	186	2	336
Kim Myong-hyok		150	DNF	—	—	—	—
Choe Jon-wi	−77 kg	155	2	193	1	348
Jon Myong-song	−85 kg	158	3	190	4	348

Women

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Ri Song-gum	−48 kg	87	2	112	1	199
Kim Chung-sim	−53 kg	88	5	112	4	200	4
Kim Hyo-sim	−63 kg	113	1	137	1	250
Choe Hyo-sim		105	2	133	2	238
Rim Un-sim	−69 kg	109	1	137	1	246
Rim Jong-sim	−75 kg	116	1	147	1	263
Kim Kuk-hyang	+75 kg	126	1	165	1	291

Wrestling

North Korea represented by 8 strong wrestlers at the Games. This sport contributing 5 medals (2 gold, 1 silver, and 2 bronze) for the contingent. The gold medals won by the women's wrestler Pak Yong-mi and Jong Myong-suk.

Men's freestyle

Athlete	Event	Qualification	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Kang Kum-song	−57 kg	Bye	Takahashi (JPN) W 9–5	Z Ismailov (KAZ) W 3–1	Liu MC (CHN) W 10–0	Bye		Bekhbayar (MGL) L 2–8
Kim Kuk-gwang	−65 kg	Bye	H Al-Azzani (YEM) W 10–0	B Batmagnai (MGL) L 3–4	did not advance				10

Men's Greco-Roman

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Ri Se-ung	−60 kg	Zholchubekov (KGZ) L 2–10	did not advance		W Sailike (CHN) W 9–0	Ainagulov (KAZ) L 5–13	5
Kim Myong-chol	−67 kg	M Aliansyah (INA) L 2–2 PP	did not advance				12

Women's freestyle

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Kim Son-hyang	−50 kg	Bye	D Samnang (CAM) W 10–0	Y Irie (JPN) L 4–13	Bye	E Setiawati (INA) W 10–0
Pak Yong-mi	−53 kg	Bye	Chiu H-j (TPE) W 6–0	H Okuno (JPN) W 7–7 PP	Bye	Z Eshimova (KAZ) W 11–0
Jong Myong-suk	−57 kg	K Sakagami (JPN) W 9–6	E Tissina (KAZ) W 10–0	P Dhanda (IND) W 10–0	Bye	Pei XR (CHN) W 5–4
Rim Jong-sim	−62 kg	A Tynybekova (KGZ) L 6–6 PP	did not advance		Xu R (CHN) W 10–0	S Malik (IND) W 12–2

See also

• North Korea at the 2018 Asian Para Games