North Korean athletes who win a medal at the Paris games could be showered in gifts. Kim Jong-un's state doesn't have the best pedigree in the - and they're yet to strike gold this summer. However, they have picked up six medals in the French capital (two silver and four bronze).
Diving and wrestling have proved to be North Korea's favourite hunting grounds - with Kim Mi-rae and Jo Jin-mi winning silver in the Women's synchronised 10 metre platform and Mi-rae going onto win bronze in the individual event. The Daily Star is now on WhatsApp and we want you to join us! Through the app, we'll send you the sassiest showbiz stories, some naught headline and a seismic smattering of aliens..
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If you’re curious, you can read our . Pang Chol-mi bagged a bronze in boxing, while Ri Jong-sik and Kim Kum-yong took home the silver medal in table tennis mixed doubles. Back in 2013, North Korean state news agency KCNA lifted the lid on what gold medal athletes had been awarded for.