The 8th Korea Sports Council President's National Life Sports Gymnastics Competition ... Hamyang-gun Wins Overall Award

Hamyang An's Silver Gymnastics Team Wins Overall Title

Coach Kim Hye-eun Awarded Best Coach Award

Group photo of the Silver Gymnastics Team from Anui, Hamyang-gun, Gyeongnam, celebrating their victory.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] The Silver Gymnastics Team of Anui, Hamyang-gun, Gyeongnam, participated in the "8th Korea Sports Council President's National Life Sports Gymnastics Competition" held for two days from October 29 to 30 at the Goseong Sports Complex in Gangwon-do, and won first place in the field of life health gymnastics.

Additionally, by achieving the highest scores in each category, they received the 'Overall Grand Prize,' and coach Kim Hye-eun was honored with the Best Coach Award.

Hosted by the Korea Sports Gymnastics Association and organized by the Goseong-gun Gymnastics Association, with support from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Sports Council, this competition aimed to expand the base and popularize life gymnastics enthusiasts, transforming it from a spectator sport into participatory life sports. Gymnastics enthusiasts from across the country gathered to share passion and joy in this festival.

With about 1,000 participants including coaches, judges, and officials from 40 teams across 17 cities and provinces nationwide, the competition was divided into two categories: life health gymnastics and life dance gymnastics, and further subdivided into four divisions: youth, adolescent, general, and senior. It was a valuable time for participants to compete with the skills they had honed and to communicate and harmonize with each other.

Led by Kim Kyung-ja, president of the Hamyang-gun Gymnastics Association, the Hamyang Anui Silver Gymnastics Team has never missed winning first place since they started participating in competitions in 2019, demonstrating the strength of Hamyang sports and enhancing the county’s prestige and promotional effect.

Jin Byeong-young, the county governor, said, “I extend my congratulations and gratitude to the Hamyang-gun Gymnastics Association for achieving both the Best Coach Award and the overall championship of the competition. We will continue to provide active cooperation and support in many future competitions. Furthermore, we will do our best to operate various programs for the health promotion of our residents.”

Song Kyung-yeol, president of the Hamyang-gun Sports Council, said, “I sincerely thank the Anui Silver Gymnastics Team for bringing the news of the overall victory from faraway Goseong, Gangwon-do. Congratulations also to coach Kim Hye-eun for receiving the Best Coach Award.” He added, “We will do our best to provide better support so that Hamyang athletes can participate in more competitions in the future.”

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