More than 10,000 people attended the opening
of the Pyongyang international pro-wrestling
games in North Korea on Saturday.
The event pitted 20 pro-wrestling entertainers
from Japan, the States, China, France, Brazil
and Mexico against each other across eight
rounds of matches.
The two day tournament marks the first time
that professional wrestling has been performed
in the country since 1995.
At the opening ceremony, organiser wrestler
turned lawmaker Antonio Inoki said that the
tournament was held as a demonstration of
the way exchange and communication through
sports can play in a role in establishing
world peace.
The politician also expressed his hope for
stronger cultural ties between Japan and the
Democratic People's Republic of Korea in the
future.
