Sang-il Lee, Mayor of Yongin: "Woosanghyeok, a Great Honor That Illuminates Korea and Yongin"

Yongin Special City Hall Team... Diamond League Final Victory

Lee Sang-il, Mayor of Yongin City, Gyeonggi Province, sent his congratulations on the 17th on the news of athlete Woo Sang-hyeok's victory at the World Athletics Diamond League Final, calling it "a great celebration that has brought honor to the Republic of Korea and Yongin Special City."

On the morning of the 17th (Korean time), Woo Sang-hyeok cleared 2.35 meters in the men's high jump event held at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, USA, securing first place. This is the first victory by a Korean athlete in this competition. Woo Sang-hyeok has been active as an athlete affiliated with Yongin Special City Hall after his military discharge.

After the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships, athlete Woo Sang-hyeok visited Yongin City Hall and took a selfie with Lee Sang-il, the mayor of Yongin.
[Photo by Yongin City]

The mayor said, "It is an incredible achievement that Woo was the first Korean athlete to advance to the final, and I congratulate him along with the 1.1 million citizens of Yongin Special City on setting the record by winning."

Mayor Lee added, "Woo Sang-hyeok is the pride of Yongin and a treasure of the Republic of Korea. I hope he manages his condition well and achieves great results at the upcoming Hangzhou Asian Games."

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