Jeonnam Education Superintendent Kim Dae-jung Encourages Student Athletes Participating in National Sports Festival

Jeonnam Student Athletes, 433 Participants in 37 Sports

Superintendent Kim Dae-jung visited the National Sports Festival venues to encourage Jeonnam student athletes and coaches. Photo by Jeonnam Office of Education

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Jun-kyung] Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education announced on the 9th that Superintendent Kim Dae-jung visited the venue of the '103rd National Sports Festival' to encourage Jeonnam student athletes and coaches.

Superintendent Kim visited Ulsan Metropolitan City, where the competition is being held, received reports on the current status and expected performance of Jeonnam student athletes, then inspected the soccer stadium, athletics, and volleyball training sites, and cheered for the athletes.

In this competition, Jeonnam sent 433 athletes from 59 schools to compete in 37 events, and by the second day of the opening on the 8th, they had won a total of 20 medals: 9 gold, 4 silver, and 7 bronze.

At the site, Superintendent Kim Dae-jung said, "I am grateful for guiding Jeonnam athletes to demonstrate their best skills despite difficult conditions such as the COVID-19 situation," and urged, "Please do your best in safety and quarantine management until they return home after the competition ends."

He added, "Although student athletes face many difficulties balancing academics and sports, I hope they fully demonstrate the skills they have prepared through hard work."

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