'Steel Marathon' with 4,000 Participants Resumes After 4 Years

The Korea Iron & Steel Association announced on the 20th that it held the '2023 Steel Marathon' at Misa Rowing Park in Hanam-si, Gyeonggi-do, with 4,109 participants from 40 companies, including executives and families from the steel industry.

The Korea Iron & Steel Association held the '2023 Steel Marathon' on the 20th at Misa Rowing Park in Hanam-si, Gyeonggi-do, with 4,109 participants from 40 companies, including executives, employees, and their families from the steel industry.

This year's marathon, marking its 16th edition, resumed after a four-year hiatus since 2019.

Industry representatives such as Kim Hak-dong, Vice Chairman of POSCO; Ahn Dong-il, President of Hyundai Steel; Jang Se-wook, Vice Chairman of Dongkuk Steel; Park Sung-hee, President of KG Steel; Lee Hwi-ryeong, Vice Chairman of SeAH Steel; Lee Tae-jun, Vice Chairman of Korea Steel; and Cho Seok-hee, Vice Chairman of TCC Steel also attended.

Participants engaged in various social contribution activities, including a plogging event and donation events for vulnerable groups.

Byun Young-man, Vice Chairman of the Korea Iron & Steel Association, said, "Last year, the steel industry faced unprecedented natural disasters and great difficulties, but quickly restored the damage and demonstrated the resilience of steelworkers. We hope the Steel Marathon will become a venue of friendship and harmony, pledging a new leap forward for the steel industry."

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