February 8 Sports Club (2.8체육단; Yee pal ch'eyuktan) is a North Korean multi-sports club.
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Full name | February 8 Sports Club |
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Founded | 1959; 63 years ago (1959) |
February 8 Sports Club | |
Chosŏn'gŭl | |
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Hancha | |
Revised Romanization | 2.8Cheyukdan |
McCune–Reischauer | 2.8Ch'eyuktan |
Being established in 1959,[1] the club belongs to the Ministry of People's Armed Forces.
The club name originated from the Korean People's Army's (KPA) date of establishment, which was formed in 8 February 1948. (Until 1977, the original KPA's official date of establishment was 8 February 1948. However, in 1978, it was changed to 25 April 1932, due to Kim Il-sung's anti-Japanese guerilla army – the Korean People's Revolutionary Army [ko], considered the predecessor of the KPA – being formed on 25 April 1932. This change was reverted in 2018).[2][3]
February 8 Sports Club and April 25 Sports Club have many similarities.
In conclusion, the North Korean Ministry of People's Armed Forces operates both sports clubs separately.[4][5] The 2017 editions of the Paektusan Prize and the Mangyongdae Prize were won by April 25 Sports Club, with February 8 Sports Club finishing in second place.[6]
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