'Gongseon Unhak', Scholarship Awarded to Surfing Dream Trio Siblings in Jeju

Jung Kyu-young, president of the nonprofit organization Studying Athletes Exercising Students (far right), is taking a commemorative photo after awarding scholarships to the surfing hopefuls, the three siblings from Jeju.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heung-soon] The non-profit organization 'Studying Athletes, Exercising Students (Gongseon Unhak)' announced on the 23rd that it has awarded a scholarship of 1 million won to the Jeju surfing siblings Yoon Gyeom (14), Yoon Son (11), and Yoon Yul (8).

Gongseon Unhak stated, "The Jeju siblings are steadily training with the goal of participating in the Olympics and are growing into polite and exemplary students through holistic development via sports," adding, "We judged that they fit the purpose of the scholarship project aimed at nurturing student-athletes, and thus awarded them the scholarship."

The parents of the Jeju siblings expressed their gratitude, saying, "We deeply agree with Gongseon Unhak's philosophy that sports positively influence not only our children's physical fitness but also their academic improvement and character education," and added, "We will strive to support our children's dreams through education."

Jung Kyu-young, chairman of Gongseon Unhak, said, "We will continue the scholarship project to create an environment where our youth can enjoy studying and exercising together in their daily lives," and added, "We hope that the 'Studying Athletes, Exercising Students' model will soon be established in public and university education, recognizing sports as an important educational virtue and becoming a model for proper sports reform in the Republic of Korea."

Since its establishment in 2008, Gongseon Unhak has been promoting the model of student-athletes who balance academics and sports and has been continuously supporting exemplary student-athletes who combine studying and exercising.

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