Yeongju City Boxing, Wushu, Roller, and Cycling Teams Win 4 Gold, 1 Silver, and 4 Bronze Medals at National Sports Festival

Cycle Park Junseon’s Triple Crown and Consecutive Medal Streak... Reaffirming the Status of the ‘Sports City Yeongju’

Yeongju City in Gyeongbuk reaffirmed its status as a ‘sports city’ with a continuous medal streak, including cyclist Park Jun-seon (3rd year at Yeongju Jeil High School) achieving a triple crown at the ‘105th National Sports Festival’.

The city reported on the 18th that the boxing, wushu, roller, and cycling teams won 4 gold medals, 2 silver medals, and 3 bronze medals at this year’s National Sports Festival held in Gyeongnam from the 11th to the 17th.

Park Jun-seon, a player from Yeongju Jeil High School (left), is crossing the finish line in the individual sprinter race.

In the boxing team, athlete Shin Jae-yong (men’s bantamweight) proved the results of rigorous training by winning the gold medal with a 5-0 decision victory over Lee Haeng-seok from the Armed Forces Sports Unit in the final match.

The wushu team concluded the National Sports Festival by adding two bronze medals, won by Park Geun-woo (Changquan) and Park Je-hyun (Sanda).

In the student division, roller team members Na Do-yeon and Won Tae-yeon (Korea International Culinary High School) from the Gyeongbuk Combined Boys’ High School team won a silver medal in the 3000m relay, while Jo Hae-in (Korea International Culinary High School) from the Gyeongbuk Combined Girls’ High School team also earned a bronze medal in the 3000m relay. Kim Na-hyun (middleweight) from the boxing team of Mirae Industry High School also contributed to the Yeongju delegation by winning a silver medal.

Notably, Park Jun-seon of Yeongju Jeil High School’s cycling team won gold medals in the 1km time trial and individual sprint, and also took gold in the team sprint alongside Yoon Seok-hyun and Lee Kyu-bin, achieving a triple crown at the competition.

Mayor Park Nam-seo said, “I am pleased to see the fruits of the athletes’ hard work at the National Sports Festival,” adding, “We will continue to provide unwavering support for the development of sports in Yeongju City.”

Group sprint cycling award commemorative photo (center Park Junsun, left Lee Gyubin, right Yoon Seokhyun).

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