Total recall: N. Koreans in memory championship surprise
afp.com 3 days ago
In silence, Pang Un Sim stares down at the jumbled-up playing cards for one minute, slowly shuffling through them.
© Ed JONES North Korean Pang Un Sim memorised 5,187 binary numbers at the World Memory Championships
Putting the pile aside, she takes a second pack and arranges them in order. One by one, the two sets are turned over. They match perfectly.
Behind her stand four trophies and a tableful of medals, the North Korean haul from the World Memory Championships in December –- the first time the country had entered.
Despite fielding a team of just three contestants, led by Pang, they collected seven gold medals, seven silvers and five bronze.
© Sarah LAI
Read more at: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/total-recall-n-koreans-in-memory-championship-surprise/ar-AAFdw8M
Their team was small consisting of only 3 but they did very well in the competition, winning gold and other medals and hardware.
