Busan City Hall Fencing Team's Athlete Gu Bong-gil Donates 10 Million Won Development Fund to Dong-Eui University

“I Will Give My Best in Busan, My Second Hometown, as If This Is the Final Chapter of My Athletic Career”

Gu Bon-gil, who transferred to the Busan City Hall fencing team, donated 10 million KRW to his alma mater, Dong-Eui University, as a development fund for the university.

Gu Bon-gil, a member of the Busan City Hall fencing team, donated 10 million won to Dong-Eui University Development Fund. Photo by Dong-Eui University

On the 4th, Gu Bon-gil visited Dong-Eui University and handed over 10 million KRW in development funds to President Han Su-hwan for the advancement of the university and support of the fencing team juniors.

Gu said, "I am happy to have more opportunities to practice with juniors while playing in Busan, my second hometown," and added, "I hope the juniors do not give up despite difficulties and focus solely on training to grow into athletes representing the country," explaining the reason for his donation.

He continued, "It was unfortunate that there was no sabre team in Busan, so promising players had to join corporate teams in other regions, but now that the team has been established, I have returned to Busan after 13 years," and expressed his determination by saying, "I will do my best with the thought that this is the last stage of my athletic career to finish strong."

President Han Su-hwan responded, "Gu Bon-gil, who has reached the top in the world, is a pride of Dong-Eui University," and added, "I hope that through active exchanges between the Busan City Hall fencing team and Dong-Eui University fencing team, Busan fencing will maintain its status as the world's strongest."

Gu Bon-gil, a 2008 graduate of the Department of Physical Education at Dong-Eui University, has been an athlete affiliated with the Korea Sports Promotion Foundation since his graduation in February 2012, and joined the newly established Busan City Hall fencing sabre team as a founding member on January 1, 2025.

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