"Won the Championship at the Provincial Sports Festival" ... Hamyang-gun, Overall Basketball Victory

Winning the Men's Open and Men's High School Divisions in the Pre-Events of the Provincial Sports Festival

Group photo of the Hamyang-gun basketball team at the Provincial Sports Festival

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Hamyang-gun, Gyeongnam Province, is raising expectations for this year's Provincial Sports Festival by winning the overall championship in basketball, held as a preliminary event for the Gyeongnam Provincial Sports Festival.

According to the county, from the 19th to the 21st, the basketball preliminary competition of the '61st Gyeongnam Provincial Sports Festival' was held at the Yangsan Sangbuk Open Multipurpose Gymnasium, where the county team won the overall championship in the county division.

The Hamyang-gun basketball team participated in three categories in this Provincial Sports Festival: boys' high school division, girls' high school division, and men's general division. The men's general division team won the championship by consecutively defeating Namhae in the preliminaries, Hapcheon in the semifinals, and Haman in the finals.

The boys' high school division also won the championship by consecutively defeating Geochang in the preliminaries, Sancheong in the semifinals, and Hapcheon in the finals.

With a pleasant start by winning the overall basketball championship, Hamyang-gun is raising expectations for victories in the remaining events, signaling a positive outlook for entering the top ranks in the county division of this Provincial Sports Festival.

County Governor Jin Byeong-young said, "I thank all the players who achieved victory despite limited budget and support," and added, "We will do our best to expand the base and infrastructure of basketball in Hamyang."

Song Gyeong-yeol, Chairman of the Hamyang-gun Sports Council, expressed his gratitude to the players who gave their best in training for the Provincial Sports Festival despite the scorching heat, saying, "I was deeply moved and proud to see our county players giving their all during the matches," encouraging the athletes.

Meanwhile, the '61st Gyeongsangnam-do Provincial Sports Festival,' held over four days from the 26th to the 29th across Yangsan City, will feature about 12,000 participants from 18 cities and counties in the province competing in 31 events. Hamyang-gun plans to send about 500 players and officials in 20 events, aiming for a top ranking in the county division.

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