Ri won the gold medal in the
men's 42kg event at the
2014 Summer Youth Olympics held in Nanjing, China. In 2019, Ri represented North Korea at the
Military World Games held in Wuhan, China and he won the gold medal in the
60kg event. Ri won one of the bronze medals in the
60kg event at the
2022 Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China. He defeated
Aidos Sultangali of Kazakhstan in his bronze medal match. He won one of the bronze medals in the
60kg event at the Olympics. He defeated
Raiber Rodríguez of Venezuela in his bronze medal match. == References ==