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North Korean Hong Un-jong scores women’s vault gold

September 24, 2014
Gold medallist North Korea's Hong Un-jong raises her flower bouquet at the end of the medal ceremony for the gymnastics women's vault final at the 17th Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

North Korean gymnast Hong Un-jong claimed the gold medal in the women’s vault at the Asian Games on Wednesday. The freckled 25-year-old scored 15.349 points, executing one of the toughest moves with cutting precision. Hong raises her flower bouquet at the end of the medal ceremony for the gymnastics women’s vault final at the 17th Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)