Hanam City Hall Men's Handball Team Wins First Bronze Medal at National Sports Festival in 6 Years Since Inception

The Hanam City Hall men's handball team won their first medal, a bronze, at the National Sports Festival in six years since their establishment.

Hanam City, Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Lee Hyun-jae) announced that the Hanam City Hall men's handball team won their first medal, a bronze, at the National Sports Festival in their 6 years since establishment.

According to Hanam City on the 18th, the Hanam City Hall men's handball team narrowly lost 26-27 by 1 point to Incheon Urban Corporation in the semifinals (top 4) of the men's general division handball event at the '105th National Sports Festival' held on the 16th at Goseong National Sports Center in Goseong County, Gyeongnam, securing a joint 3rd place and winning the bronze medal.

In the match, under the excellent leadership of coach Baek Won-cheol, the Hanam City Hall men's handball team showed a close game against Incheon Urban Corporation, led by early goals from Seo Hyun-ho and Kim Chan-young, finishing the first half trailing by 1 point at 15-16.

In the second half, goalkeeper Park Jae-yong made a brilliant performance with 17 saves, and with about 3 minutes left in the game, Park Kwang-soon scored a personal breakthrough goal to tie the score at 25-25.

However, with about 2 minutes remaining, consecutive goals by Lee Yo-seop of Incheon Urban Corporation widened the score gap to 25-27, resulting in a disappointing loss.

Meanwhile, in the quarterfinals (top 8) held on the 15th, the Hanam City Hall men's handball team advanced to the semifinals by defeating Chungnam National University, led by Seo Hyun-ho's performance scoring 8 goals.

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