North Korea's Mass Games

Young North Korean girls perform gymnastics along side over 100,000 participants perform in the...
Young North Korean girls perform gymnastics along side over 100,000 participants perform in the Mass Games held in Pyongyang, North Korea. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)
North Korean men perform Taekwondo as they march with the national flag. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)
North Korean men perform Taekwondo as they march with the national flag. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)
North Korean women dressed as the "perfect home keeper" perform along with 100,000 participants. ...
North Korean women dressed as the "perfect home keeper" perform along with 100,000 participants. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)
Surrounding a massive globe, symbolising reunification, over 100,000 participants perform in the...
Surrounding a massive globe, symbolising reunification, over 100,000 participants perform in the Mass Games. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)
A North Korean audience member speaks with an attendant at the Mass Games. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)
A North Korean audience member speaks with an attendant at the Mass Games. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)
A North Korean acrobat is launched through a hoop over five storeys from the ground. (AP Photo...
A North Korean acrobat is launched through a hoop over five storeys from the ground. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)
Over 100,000 participants perform in the Mass Games. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)
Over 100,000 participants perform in the Mass Games. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)
Thousands of participants hold placards in the stadium stands creating pictures and slogans. (AP...
Thousands of participants hold placards in the stadium stands creating pictures and slogans. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)

North Korea's grandiose performance known as the Mass Games is one of the few things the impoverished country can rightly claim to do on a scale unmatched anywhere.

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