President Moon Sends Congratulations Messages to Four Olympic Medalists

Ansan, who won the gold medal, sends thanks via SNS to Kim Je-deok and Kim Jeong-hwan, Jang Jun, who won bronze medals

[Asia Economy Reporter Ryu Jeong-min] On the 25th, President Moon Jae-in sent congratulatory and thank-you messages to the athletes who won medals at the Tokyo Olympics through social networking service (SNS) messages. He sent messages of similar length not only to the gold medalists but also to the bronze medalists.

President Moon congratulated An San, who won the gold medal in the mixed team archery event, saying, "Congratulations on winning the first gold medal for the Republic of Korea at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. It is a remarkable achievement in a new archery event, and it is even more proud because it was accomplished with overwhelming skill."

President Moon evaluated, "The medal won together with Kim Je-deok once again demonstrated the strength of our country's archery to the world. An San's unwavering spirit of 'there is nothing you cannot do if you have the will' led to the comeback victory."

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President Moon also said to Kim Je-deok, who won the gold medal together in the mixed team archery event, "It is a remarkable achievement in a new archery event, and it is even more proud as you earned the honor of being the youngest medalist in archery history."

President Moon added, "The medal won together with An San once again demonstrated the strength of our country's archery to the world. The young and spirited Kim's appearance excited the watching citizens as well."

To Kim Jung-hwan, who won the bronze medal in the fencing sabre event, President Moon said, "Congratulations to Kim Jung-hwan for winning the bronze medal in the fencing sabre event. It is even more valuable because it was a dramatic comeback victory achieved through bold attacks despite a right ankle injury."

President Moon explained, "Kim is the first Korean fencer to win Olympic medals three times in a row, showing the strength of Korean fencing. His unwavering ability to overcome crises was very impressive. It must have been a great inspiration to the people."

President Moon also congratulated Jang Jun, who won the bronze medal in the Taekwondo 58kg category, saying, "Congratulations to Jang Jun for winning the bronze medal in the Taekwondo event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The bronze medal match was a game that showed the strength of the birthplace of Taekwondo."

President Moon said, "Starting Taekwondo at the age of seven, reaching world number one ranking, and the sweat shed until participating in the Olympics produced this valuable result," adding, "The people gained strength from Jang's dynamic appearance."

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