The 2014 Asian Para Games, officially known as the 2nd Asian Para Games, was an Asian disabled multi-sport event held in Incheon, South Korea, from 18 to 24 October 2014, 2 weeks after the end of the 2014 Asian Games. This was the first time South Korea hosted the games.
The following are the national records in Olympic weightlifting in North Korea. Records are maintained in each weight class for the snatch lift, clean and jerk lift, and the total for both lifts by the Weightlifting Association of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
Phathana Inthavong is a Laotian swimmer specializing in Freestyle and Backstroke. He swam for Laos at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games. In August 2013 he joined the FINA World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, Spain.
Kim Un-hyang is a North Korean diver. Her main events are 10m platform and 10m synchronized platform. She competed in the 10 metre platform event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She competed for the 2014 Asian Games at both women's 10m platform and synchronized platform. At the 2014 Asian Games, She won the silver medal of women's 10m synchronized platform with her partner Song Nam Hyang and the bronze medal of the individual event. At the 2015 World Aquatics Championships, she won the bronze medal of women's 10m synchronized platform with her partner Song Nam Hyang. She competed in the women's 10 metre platform event at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, coming seventh overall.
Abdulaziz Al-Mandeel is a Kuwaiti athlete specializing in the high hurdles. He has won several medals at the regional level.
Bahador Molaei is an Iranian weightlifter who won a silver medal at the 2013 Wrocław world championship.
The 2014 Asian Games featured 49 competition venues and 48 training facilities on the sixteen days Games competition from September 19 to October 4, 2014. Of them, there are ten venues are newly built. All of the competition venues will be used after the opening ceremony bar football venues, which is held from September 14, 2014.
Basketball was one of the 36 sports featured at the 17th Asian Games 2014, which took place in Incheon, South Korea on September 20 – October 3, 2014. The event was held at the 7,406 seat Samsan World Gymnasium, and the 5,158 seat Hwaseong Sports Complex.
The men's tournament of the 2014 Asian Games Basketball Competition was held from 20 September to 3 October 2014 in Incheon, South Korea. China was the defending Gold medal winners of the competition in 2010, which they won in their home soil. South Korea emulated that feat by winning the Gold Medal in Incheon in 2014. Iran and Japan completed the podium by winning the Silver and Bronze medals, respectively. Games of the tournament were held at the 7,406 seat Samsan World Gymnasium, and the 5,158 seat Hwaseong Sports Complex.
The women's basketball tournament of the 2014 Asian Games was held at the 7,406 seat Samsan World Gymnasium, and at the 5,158 seat Hwaseong Sports Complex in Incheon, South Korea from 23 September to 2 October 2014.
Kazakhstan participated in the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea from 19 September to 4 October 2014.
Table tennis at the 2014 Asian Games was held in Suwon, South Korea from September 27–October 4, 2014. Two team events and five individual events were held at Suwon Gymnasium after the preliminary round of women's handball finished on September 25.
Incheon Samsan World Gymnasium is an indoor arena in Incheon, South Korea. It has hosted numerous international tournaments such as the 2014 World Wheelchair Basketball Championship and the basketball event of the 2014 Asian Games.
Song Nam-hyang is a North Korean diver. Her main events are 10m platform and 10m synchronized platform. She competed for the 2014 Asian Games at both women's 10m platform and synchronized platform. At the 2014 Asian Games, She won the silver medal of women's 10m synchronized platform with her partner Kim Un-hyang and came the 6th at the individual event. At the 2015 World Aquatics Championships, she won the bronze medal of women's 10m synchronized platform with her partner Kim Un-hyang. At women's 10m platform, she came the 10th.
