Jinju City Hall Track and Field Team's First National Competition This Year: A Golden Sprint

Jinju City Hall Athletics Team Wins 1 Gold and 1 Bronze Medal

Jinju City Hall Track and Field Team Wins First Gold Medal of the Year at National Competition

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] The Jinju City Hall Athletics Team in Gyeongnam won one gold medal and one bronze medal at the 25th National Corporate Athletics Championships held from the 20th to the 22nd at Yecheon Public Stadium, with about 800 athletes participating.

In the Jinju City Hall Athletics Team, athlete Jin Myung-woo won the bronze medal in shot put, and Jo Ha-rim, the Korean record holder in the 3000m steeplechase, won the gold medal with a time of 10 minutes 42 seconds.

Founded in December 2019, the athletics team has had exercise therapists from the Gyeongnam Sports Industry Promotion Support Center accompany the team from this competition to manage the athletes' condition and prevent injuries. This year, the team strengthened its lineup by recruiting four outstanding athletes.

Joo Kyu-il, mayor of Jinju, said, "I am grateful that the athletics team has raised the city's prestige with remarkable growth just one year after its founding, and we will continue to support their future growth together with the citizens."

Coach Cheon Hyung-cheol expressed his thoughts, saying, "I am happy to have won medals at the first competition of the year, and I thank all the citizens of Jinju who cheered for us."

The Jinju City Hall Athletics Team, which won two medals at this competition, will participate in the 50th National Age Group Athletics Championships held in Iksan, Jeonbuk, starting May 1st, aiming to win more medals.

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