Gwangju Dong-gu Boxing Team Achieves Milestone by Producing National Representative Athletes

Gwangju Dong-gu Boxing Team National Representative Athlete Lee Haeng-seok. Photo by Gwangju Dong-gu Office

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Cho Hyung-joo] Gwangju Dong-gu (Mayor Im Taek) announced on the 26th that Lee Haeng-seok (22, 56kg featherweight), a member of the Dong-gu Boxing Team (Coach Shin Myung-hoon), was selected as a national representative at the first 2022 National Team Selection Tournament held on the 12th at Cheongyang County Gymnasium, Chungnam.

The Dong-gu Boxing Team was disbanded in 1996 but was re-established last year under the 7th local government administration to rebuild the workplace sports team and revive domestic boxing.

Coach Shin Myung-hoon said, "The images of players collapsing from exhaustion during the grueling training process flash before my eyes," adding, "I am grateful to Mayor Im Taek and all the residents of Dong-gu who have supported us in every way, and we will focus on training in preparation for the second national team selection tournament to be held in February next year."

Mayor Im Taek of Dong-gu said, "At this difficult and exhausting time due to COVID-19, I sincerely congratulate Lee Haeng-seok on his selection as a national representative along with all the residents of Dong-gu and want to share this joy together," adding, "We will actively support the emergence of the second and third Lee Haeng-seok from Dong-gu, the number one place for boxing in Gwangju."

Meanwhile, Lee Haeng-seok won the gold medal at the 31st Korea Boxing Association President's Cup National Boxing Tournament, his first competition in April this year, and placed second at the 15th National Business Boxing Championships in June.

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