North Korea women's national softball team explained

North Korea women's national softball team is the national team for North Korea. The team competed at the 2006 ISF Women's World Championship in Beijing, China where they finished thirteenth.^{[1] [2]}

In 1990, the women's softball team from North Korea played against South Korea for the first time in the Beijing Asian Games, after North Korea had boycotted the Seoul Olympics and the Seoul Asian Games.^[3] When the two team's fans met, they cheered for political reunification.

In 2001, North Korea won only one game and finished fifth among six teams during the Asian qualifying round for the 2002 World Women's Softball Championships.^[4] North Korea then brought in a coach from Cuba to train the team, "surprising" World No.2-ranked Japan at the championships with an outstanding performance from pitcher Kim Song who allowed only one run.

External links

• International Softball Federation

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2006 ISF Women's World Championship - Final Standings . International Softball Federation . 2013 . 7 February 2014 . United States . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140225213053/http://www.isfsoftball.org/english/events/06_wwc_standings.asp . 25 February 2014 .
2. Web site: USA WINS 2006 WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP. International Softball Federation. 5 September 2006. 7 February 2014. United States. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140225213057/http://www.isfsoftball.org/english/events/06_09_05_wwc.asp. 25 February 2014.
3. News: September 24, 1990 . Koreans yearning for unification . 2024-08-21 . The Province . Vancouver, BC . ProQuest.
4. News: October 2, 2002 . World No. 2 Japan surprised by North Korea . 2024-08-21 . Korea Herald . ProQuest.