WATCH: North Korea open Natonal Games contest
Last Updated: 19/10/17 6:14pm
North Korea has held an opening ceremony for a national sports contest at Pyongyang Indoor Stadium.
Video footage provided by North Korean television, which could not be independently verified, showed hundreds of participants gathered at a stadium and watching a women's volleyball match between South Pyongan Province and Nampho City.
Five professional sporting events, including football and basketball, as well as six public sports games including Taekwondo, tennis and volleyball will take place during the contest.
There was a reverential start to the proceedings with competitors paying tribute to former leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il.