Jeong Young-taek, Director of Onnuri Eye Hospital, Sponsors 'Roller Sports National Team'

Jeonbuk Federation Produces National Team Player for the First Time in 13 Years

Jeong Yeong-taek, Director of Onnuri Eye and ENT Hospital (President of Jeonbuk Roller Sports Federation), presented an encouragement fund of 5 million won to Son Geun-seong (Jeonbuk Sports Council) and Kim Ji-chan (1st year at Jeonju Life Science High School), who are participating in the World Speed Skating Championships.

On the 19th, Onnuri An and Jeong Young-taek (second from the left), the hospital director (President of the Jeonbuk Roller Sports Federation), presented a 5 million won encouragement fund to Son Geun-seong (Jeonbuk Sports Council) and Kim Ji-chan (1st year at Jeonju Life Science High School), who are participating in the World Speed Skating Championships.
[Photo by Jeonbuk Roller Sports Federation]

According to Park Pil-seong, Executive Director of Jeonbuk Roller Sports Federation, on the 21st, Son Geun-seong and Kim Ji-chan were selected as national representatives from Jeonbuk for the first time in 13 years at the national team selection event held last April in Jecheon, Chungbuk.

Senior long-distance skater Son Geun-seong, who also serves as a coach for the Jeonbuk Sports Council’s corporate team, and his prot?g?, junior sprinter Kim Ji-chan, were both selected as national representatives, drawing attention.

Director Jeong Yeong-taek, who became connected through his role as organizing chairman of the ‘2003 Jeonju Inline Marathon,’ has served consecutive terms as president of the Jeonju Roller Sports Federation and the Jeonbuk Roller Sports Federation.

He greatly contributed to establishing Jeonbuk as a mecca for inline skating by integrating elite sports and recreational sports. As a result, the selection of national representatives for this World Championship is seen as proof of the improvement in roller sports performance.

The encouragement fund presentation ceremony was held on the 19th in the conference room of Onnuri Eye and ENT Hospital located in Junghwasan-dong, Jeonju, with hospital officials and representatives from the Jeonbuk Roller Sports Federation in attendance.

Director Jeong stated, “I congratulate the athletes challenging the world stage as national representatives and will do my best to support them in achieving excellent results at the competition.”

Meanwhile, the Korea Roller Sports Federation will depart for Italy on the 21st, where the World Speed Skating Championships will be held for nine days from the 26th of this month to the 3rd of next month.

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