Spoken languages
Korean, Mandarin
International senior debut
2003
Injuries
He injured his left ankle while competing at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, Republic of Korea. (news.163.com,14 Oct 2014)
He sustained an injury to his knee at the 2013 World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium. (news.joins.com, 01 Sep 2014)
Start sporting career
He took up the sport in 1992 at the Mangyongdae Children's Palace in Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
Awards
In 2015 and 2018 he was named one of the Top 10 Athletes of the Year in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. (tongilnews.com, 01 Jan 2019, 26 Dec 2015)
He has been presented with the Kim Jong-Il Award in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. He has also received the Title of the People's Athlete and a Title of the Effort Hero. (sogwang.com, 14 Apr 2018; tongilnews.com, 06 Aug 2016)
Additional information
RETIREMENT
He announce his retirement from the sport in February 2020. (gymnastics.sport, 19 Feb 2020; olympics.nbcsports.com, 20 Feb 2020)
NAMED ELEMENT
The 'Ri Se Gwang' was added to the Code of Points for vault by the International Gymnastics Federation [FIG]. The element involves a backward full-twisting double tucked Tsukahara. (news.chosun.com, 04 Nov 2018; sogwang.com, 14 Apr 2018; fig-gymnastics.com, 01 Jan 2017; tongilnews.com, 06 Aug 2016)
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