'Dear respected' Kim inspires N.KoreansReported by France 24 on Tuesday, 10 July 2012 (on July 10, 2012)
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He lacks the toned physique of an Olympian but "dear respected" leader Kim Jong-Un will be the inspiration when North Korea's athletes go for gold at the London Olympics.
North Korea are aiming for a record number of medals in London in what would be a timely boost for Kim, the new face of the country's ruling dynasty and its all-pervasive personality cult.
The portly young man in his late twenties is just months into his reign after the death of his father Kim Jong-Il, the guiding light for the North's athletes at previous Games.
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