LG Electronics Delivers Encouragement Fund to Rugby National Team

Rugby National Team Winning Silver Medal at Asian Games
Receives 30 Million Won Incentive Payment

LG Electronics announced on the 12th that it has awarded a 30 million KRW encouragement prize to the South Korean national rugby team, which won the silver medal at the 19th Hangzhou Asian Games. The prize-giving ceremony, held the previous day at the Korea Rugby Association conference room located in the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Jung-gu, Seoul, was attended by Kim Young-rak, Vice President and Head of LG Electronics Korea Sales Division, Choi Yoon, President of the Korea Rugby Association, and Lee Myung-geun, coach of the national rugby team.

On the 11th, LG Electronics presented a 30 million KRW encouragement fund to the South Korean national rugby team, who won the silver medal at the 19th Hangzhou Asian Games, at the encouragement fund ceremony held in the conference room of the Korea Rugby Association located at the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Jung-gu, Seoul. The event was attended by Kim Young-rak, Vice President and Head of LG Electronics Korea Sales Division, Choi Yoon, President of the Korea Rugby Association, and Lee Myung-geun, coach of the national rugby team.

LG Electronics has been sponsoring various sports disciplines and athletes to nurture young sports talents and promote sports culture. It has supported the Korea Rugby Association, figure skating national representatives Cha Jun-hwan and Yoo Young. LG Electronics has also long supported skeleton national representative Yoon Sung-bin, who reached the top of the world, and the women's curling national team, which gained widespread public attention during the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.

Choi, President of the Korea Rugby Association, said, “Thanks to LG Electronics’ full support and encouragement as the main partner of the Korea Rugby Association for over two years, the South Korean national rugby team was able to achieve the valuable result of winning a silver medal for the first time in 17 years.” In response, Vice President Kim of LG Electronics said, “I was moved watching the process of winning with fighting spirit and passion,” and added, “We will continue to support the South Korean national rugby team not only to achieve good results but also to help rugby become a popular sport in South Korea.”

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