Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education Wins a Total of 57 Medals at the National Youth Sports Festival

Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education won a total of 57 medals at the 51st National Youth Sports Festival, including 15 gold, 19 silver, and 23 bronze medals. Photo by Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Jun-kyung] Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education announced on the 2nd that it won a total of 57 medals, including 15 gold, 19 silver, and 23 bronze, at the "51st National Youth Sports Festival."

A total of 703 student athletes (from 145 schools) participated in 33 events, and the competition was held from the 28th to the 31st of last month across Gyeongsangbuk-do.

In archery, Jo Han-i from Suncheon Pungdeok Middle School and Kim Jong-in from Gwangyang Baegun Middle School in athletics each won two gold medals, becoming double champions.

Korea Baduk Middle School won gold medals in the boys' and girls' middle school team events in Baduk, and the tournament's most valuable players were Lee Tae-seop in the boys' division and Lee Seo-young in the girls' division.

Jeonnam Sports Middle School demonstrated its wrestling prowess by winning a total of four gold medals, including twin brothers Kim Dong-chan (Greco-Roman 65kg) and Kim Dong-jun (freestyle 71kg) who both won gold simultaneously.

Yang Ki-yeol, Director of Physical Education and Health, said, "Regardless of the outcome, I thank the Jeonnam athletes for their passion and effort in giving their best in every competition," and added, "We will continue to expand administrative and financial support for school sports teams and foster hub-type school sports clubs to prepare for next year's Mokpo National Sports Festival and improve Jeonnam's athletic performance."

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