Gong Geon and Park Woo-min Aim for Double Victory ... Busan Team Participates in the 52nd National Youth Sports Festival

The Busan team, consisting of 700 elementary and middle school students under the jurisdiction of the Busan Metropolitan Office of Education, will participate in the "52nd National Youth Sports Festival."

This event will be held in Ulsan City for four days from the 27th to the 30th, hosted by the Korean Sports Council and organized by Ulsan City, Ulsan Metropolitan Office of Education, and Ulsan Sports Council. Approximately 12,000 elementary and middle school students from 17 cities and provinces nationwide are expected to participate.

The Busan team will compete in a total of 34 events, showcasing the skills they have honed so far. They aim to achieve around 23 gold medals, 17 silver medals, and 38 bronze medals. Their main events include swimming, fencing, weightlifting, and taekwondo.

Notable athletes include Gong Geon from Bunpo Elementary School, who will compete in the 50m backstroke and 50m freestyle swimming events, and Park Woo-min from Naeseong Middle School in Busan, who will compete in the 100m and 200m butterfly events. These students are aiming to win two crowns each.

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Lee Won from Sajik Girls' Middle School is expected to win gold in the 100m butterfly, and Jeong Ji-hye from Yewon Elementary School is expected to win gold in the 50m backstroke.

In fencing, five students including Lee Hyo-seok from Dadae Middle School (?p?e team), four students including Gu Cha-bin from Jaesong Girls' Middle School (Foil team), Sung Jeong-min from Sajik Middle School (Foil individual), and Gu Cha-bin from Jaesong Girls' Middle School (Foil individual) will challenge for gold medals.

In weightlifting, Jo Seong-chan from Dongui Middle School in the 102kg+ category will challenge for the triple crown in snatch, clean and jerk, and total. Additionally, Seo Ye-jin from Singok Elementary School and two others are strong contenders for the gold medal in the aerobic trio event.

Besides these, students participating in various other events will fully demonstrate the skills they have accumulated to achieve their targeted results.

The Busan Metropolitan Office of Education plans to continue providing multifaceted support to improve student athletes' performance and develop elite sports.

Kim Beom-gyu, Director of Character Education, Physical Education, and School Meals at the Busan Metropolitan Office of Education, said, "The participating athletes have been training hard to balance their studies and sports while nurturing their dreams and talents. We hope they will compete in the best condition to achieve their respective goals in this competition."

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