Jeonnam Governor Kim Young-rok Sends Congratulatory Message to Jeonnam Medalists at National Disabled Sports Festival

Kim Young-rok, Governor of Jeonnam Province, sent a congratulatory message to encourage 66 Jeonnam athletes who won medals, including cyclist Park Seul-gi, who set a new Korean record at the 43rd National Disabled Sports Festival.

According to Jeonnam Province on the 5th, Park Seul-gi set a new Korean record by an impressive 7 seconds with a time of 1 minute 21.913 seconds in the men's track solo 1 km C1·C2 event. He also won a gold medal in the men's track individual pursuit 3 km, becoming a double champion. He is expected to become a quadruple champion including the road race event.

Swimmer Choi Gil-la also set a new Korean record in the women's freestyle 200m S12 event with a time of 3 minutes 36.57 seconds. Shooter Lee Yoon-ri achieved a tournament record with a score of 248.3 points in the women's air rifle standing R2 individual SH1 event.

Governor Kim said, “I sincerely congratulate all the medalists at the National Disabled Sports Festival together with the 2 million residents of Jeonnam Province,” and added, “I deeply appreciate and honor the strong spirit of Jeonnam disabled sports demonstrated through their outstanding performances beyond limits.” He also stated, “We will continue to show interest and provide support so that athletes can train in better environments.”

As of 9 a.m. on the 5th, the Jeonnam delegation has won a total of 66 medals, including 11 gold, 25 silver, and 30 bronze, ranking 4th with a total score of 38,270 points, following Gyeonggi Province (56,207 points), Seoul (54,110 points), and Chungbuk (43,159 points), and is smoothly progressing toward achieving the overall goal of 5th place.

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