Mangyongdae Prize Sports Games

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The Mangyongdae Prize Sports Games is a major annual multi-sport event in North Korea, held in honor of the birthplace of Kim Il Sung and used to showcase the country's athletic prowess and ideological unity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf annual sporting event
multi-sport event
sports competition
associatedWith Day of the Sun
country North Korea
dedicatedTo Kim Il Sung
frequency annual
hasFeature closing ceremony
mass participation events
medal awards
opening ceremony
honors birthplace of Kim Il Sung
ideology Juche
Songun
language Korean
locatedIn Pyongyang
mediaCoverage Korean Central Television
Rodong Sinmun
namedAfter Mangyongdae
organizedBy North Korean government
surface form: DPRK government

North Korean sports authorities
participants elite athletes of North Korea
military sports teams
sports clubs of North Korea
university teams
politicalRole propaganda event
showcase of socialist achievements
purpose mass mobilization for sports
promote ideological unity
showcase athletic prowess
relatedTo Paektusan Prize Sports Games
national championships of North Korea
significance one of North Korea’s major sports festivals
sportType athletics
basketball
boxing
football
gymnastics
swimming
table tennis
volleyball
weightlifting
wrestling
typicalTimeOfYear around April
usesVenuesIn Kim Il Sung Stadium
Pyongyang sports facilities
indoor gymnasiums in Pyongyang

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Mangyongdae hasCommemoration Mangyongdae Prize Sports Games
Mangyongdae hasCommemoration Mangyongdae Prize Sports Games
this entity surface form: Mangyongdae Prize International Marathon