Shinrok Weightlifter Sets New Korean Record in 61kg, Wins National Championship
Player Sinrok set a new Korean record in the men's 61kg category at the National Men's and Women's Weightlifting Championships. Photo by Korea Weightlifting Federation
View original image[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Jun-kyung] Weightlifter Shin Rok (18, Goheung High School) set a new Korean record in the men's 61kg category and won the national competition.
According to the Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education on the 18th, Shin Rok lifted 127kg in the snatch, 163kg in the clean and jerk, and a total of 290kg to claim first place in the men's high school 61kg category at the National Men's and Women's Weightlifting Championships held the previous day at the Goseong Weightlifting Arena in Gyeongnam. The 163kg clean and jerk lifted by Shin on that day is a new Korean record.
At the 2018 National Sports Festival, Shin Rok and his brother Shin Bi both won three crowns each, leading the heyday of weightlifting in Jeonnam.
The Provincial Office of Education evaluated Shin's recent achievement as the "fruit of the national representative-level athlete development project," which has been planned mid- to long-term since 2018.
So far, the Provincial Office of Education has operated the Jeonnam-type Sports Talent Development Program to prevent the outflow of outstanding athletes from Jeonnam to other provinces and to nurture Jeonnam-style sports prodigies with competitiveness in international competitions.
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Kim Seon-chi, Director of the Department of Physical Education, Health, and Arts, said, "Through the 'Jeonnam-type National Representative-level Athlete Development Project,' we provide support for international competition expenses, purchase of high-end equipment, and customized physical improvement and mental strengthening programs for outstanding athletes," adding, "We will continue to discover sports prodigies like Shin Rok and enhance the status of school sports in Jeonnam."
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