Philux Judo Team Recruits World Championship Gold Medalists An Changrim and Jo Guham

[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Hyowon] The Blue Nanum Foundation (Chairman Bae Sangyun) announced on the 23rd that it has recruited world championship gold medalists An Changrim (-73kg) and Jo Guham (-100kg) as part of the 'Philux Judo Team.'

Along with them, they also recruited Coach Song Daenam (men), the 2012 London Olympic gold medalist who is currently the head coach of the Chinese national team, and Coach Hwang Heetae (women), a two-time Asian Games champion and 2003 world championship gold medalist.

Philux established the 'Philux Judo Team,' the only purely private corporate sports team in Korea, through the Blue Nanum Foundation in 2018. They stated that through this, they have been striving to improve the welfare of athletes in less popular sports who quietly work hard despite difficult conditions.

With the recent team reorganization, the Philux Judo Team now boasts national team athletes likely to compete in six of the 14 judo weight categories at the upcoming '2020 Tokyo Olympics,' including An Changrim (-73kg), Lee Moonjin (-81kg), Jo Guham (-100kg), Kim Sungmin (+100kg), Kim Jandi (-57kg), and Han Heeju (-63kg).

Chairman Bae Sangyun said, "Based on the firm team management philosophy of 'nurturing athletes who enjoy a life proportional to the sweat they shed,' we have recruited coaches under the best conditions ever for judo corporate teams," and added, "We promise the best support so that our team athletes can focus solely on their Olympic challenges."

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