Hockey, Track and Field, Soccer, and Boxing Athletes Compete in Intense Battles

The team representing Mokpo City is showcasing their skills to the fullest at the 104th National Sports Festival.

For this National Sports Festival, the Mokpo City Hall Workplace Sports Club (Director Kim Myung-jun) sent 65 athletes across 4 teams.

First, the Mokpo City Hall hockey team (Coach Bae Sang-ho) was founded in 1982. The team, which won the championship at the 103rd National Sports Festival last year, is a prestigious club with a history and tradition, boasting two national representatives (Jo Eun-ji, Kim Min-jung).

Mokpo City Hall hockey team is playing a match against Gyeongnam at the 104th National Sports Festival.
[Photo by Mokpo City]

In particular, the players who participated as national representatives played a significant role in winning the silver medal at the recently concluded Hangzhou Asian Games in China on the 8th, and are expected to perform brilliantly at this National Sports Festival as well. They have played four matches to reach the finals, winning 2-0 against Gyeongnam in the preliminary round on the 15th.

The athletics team, founded in 2006 (Coach Kim Young-rae), is also demonstrating their abilities at the National Sports Festival. Although a small team consisting of 8 athletes, they have shown excellent skills by successfully winning medals.

Park Seo-jin, the top female hammer thrower in the country, won the gold medal in the event held on the 15th. With this victory, Park Seo-jin has achieved five consecutive wins at the National Sports Festival this year.

Additionally, Kim Jin won the silver medal in the men's hammer throw, and Jung So-eun earned the bronze medal in the women's shot put.

The soccer team, under the new leadership of Coach Jo Deok-je this year, is currently ranked second alone in the K3 League. Especially, players Jo Geon-gyu and Jegal Je-min are ranked first and second in the scoring rankings, paving the way for the team’s prestigious reputation and raising expectations for a championship win.

The soccer competition consists of three matches until the finals, and in the quarterfinal held on the 15th, they won 4-1 against the Jeonbuk Citizen Club.

Lastly, the boxing team (Coach Kwon Hyun-gyu) is the youngest team in the Mokpo City Hall Sports Club, founded this year. Light heavyweight Shin Jae-sik and heavyweight Kim Jong-jin participated in the matches but unfortunately were eliminated in the preliminary rounds. However, the team possesses good skills, and promising future performances are anticipated.

The city expects that the athletes participating in this National Sports Festival will carry the passionate support and cheers of the citizens of Mokpo and deliver excellent results until the very end.

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