Thousands of cheering North Koreans line the streets of Pyongyang on May 30, 2013 to greet table tennis players Kim Hyok Bong (R) and Kim Jong after they won the mixed doubles at the Table Tennis Federation World Championships in Paris. The duo beat South Korean players Lee Sang-su and Park Young-sook in the final on May 18. [Chinanews.com]

 Thousands of cheering North Koreans line the streets of Pyongyang on May 30, 2013 to greet table tennis players Kim Hyok Bong and Kim Jong after they won the mixed doubles at the Table Tennis Federation World Championships in Paris. The duo beat South Korean players Lee Sang-su and Park Young-sook in the final on May 18. [Chinanews.com]

 Thousands of cheering North Koreans line the streets of Pyongyang on May 30, 2013 to greet table tennis players Kim Hyok Bongand Kim Jong after they won the mixed doubles at the Table Tennis Federation World Championships in Paris. The duo beat South Korean players Lee Sang-su and Park Young-sook in the final on May 18. [Chinanews.com]

 Thousands of cheering North Koreans line the streets of Pyongyang on May 30, 2013 to greet table tennis players Kim Hyok Bong (R) and Kim Jong after they won the mixed doubles at the Table Tennis Federation World Championships in Paris. The duo beat South Korean players Lee Sang-su and Park Young-sook in the final on May 18. [Chinanews.com]