Democratic Party's 15th Recruitment Talent 'Useongsun' Actual Protagonist Im Oh-kyung

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kang Nahum] On the 30th, the Democratic Party of Korea recruited former national handball team coach Lim O-kyung, the real-life protagonist of the movie "Forever the Moment" (Woosangsoon), as the 15th talent for the April 15 general election. She is the first recruit from the culture and sports sector.

The Democratic Party held a talent recruitment ceremony at the National Assembly on the same day to announce the recruitment of former coach Lim.

Lim, who was selected for the national handball team while in the second year of high school, won a gold medal at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and a silver medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. She was also a member of the team that won the 1995 World Championship. After returning to the national team seven years later following marriage and childbirth, she helped secure third place at the 2003 World Championship and earned a spot at the Athens Olympics.

At the Athens Olympics, despite suffering from biased refereeing, she showed fighting spirit and won a silver medal, which was considered more valuable than gold. This story was also made into the movie "Forever the Moment."

As a coach, Lim has worked for many years to promote the role of female athletes. In particular, the Democratic Party expects her to play a significant role in resolving current issues faced by the sports community, such as protecting human rights within the sports world, which has been marred by the Me Too movement and violence incidents, as well as promoting inter-Korean sports exchange and cooperation projects.

On the day, former coach Lim stated, "Wherever I have been, I have made that team the best, and I have never feared pioneering new paths. Just as I helped a fallen teammate on the court, I will become a politician who holds the hands of the weary people."

Meanwhile, to celebrate Lim’s political debut at the recruitment ceremony, Park Chan-sook, head of the Korea Women's Basketball Federation, Professor Yeo Hong-cheol of Kyung Hee University’s Department of Sports Coaching, and Oh Young-ran of the Incheon Sports Council, who also played for the women's national handball team, attended.

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