Seodaemun-gu Office Women's Basketball Team Debuts at National Sports Festival as Seoul Representative in Inaugural Year

At the July National Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships, 2 Wins in Just 4 Months Since Establishment... Seodaemun Residents Boost Players with Enthusiastic Support and Heighten Game Excitement

Seodaemun-gu (Mayor Lee Seongheon) announced that the Seodaemun-gu Office Women's Basketball Team, led by coach Park Chansuk, played their debut game at the National Sports Festival on the afternoon of the 17th at the Mokpo Multipurpose Gymnasium in Jeonnam.

The basketball team, launched on March 29 this year, secured a ticket to participate in the women's general basketball division of the 104th National Sports Festival in their inaugural year by defeating the Seoul Basketball Association team at the Seoul city representative selection on August.

The Seodaemun-gu Office basketball team, which played against the powerhouse Sacheon City Office team aiming for their third consecutive championship in this tournament, fought hard with center Kim Haeji scoring the highest 20 points among both teams, but lost 45 to 65, postponing their victory at the National Sports Festival.

Although the National Sports Festival schedule has concluded, earlier the Seodaemun-gu Office Women's Basketball Team showed potential by recording their first win against the Jeonnam Basketball Association team just four months after their founding at the National Men and Women Basketball Championships in July, and even defeated Daegu City Office, last year's runner-up at the National Sports Festival.

Also, residents voluntarily come to cheer passionately at every game, energizing the players, and on this day, the cheers of the spectators supporting the Seodaemun-gu Office Women's Basketball Team further heated up the gymnasium.

Mayor Lee Seongheon said, “I feel that community unity is being realized through basketball games. Although the promise to hold a car parade in Seodaemun-gu if we win has been postponed, the basketball team has shown continuous progress despite being established just over half a year ago, so we look forward to even greater things in the future.”

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