Guro-gu Office Wrestling Team Achieves '1 Silver, 2 Bronze' at National Wrestling Championship
Published 17 Apr.2025 11:32(KST)
Updated 21 Apr.2025 14:47(KST)
Participation in the 3rd Herald Economy·Korea Herald Cup National Wrestling Tournament
Three Medals in Men's Freestyle Individual Competition... 2nd Place Overall in Team Event
Individual Silver for Kang Daegyu, Bronze for Jeong Yongseok and Choi Mireu, 5th Place for Choi Minwoo
Guro-gu (District Mayor Jang In-hong) announced that from the 11th to the 17th, at the '3rd Herald Economy·Korea Herald Cup National Wrestling Tournament' held at Jangheung Indoor Gymnasium in Jeonnam, Guro-gu Office wrestler Kang Dae-gyu won a silver medal, while Jeong Yong-seok and Choi Mi-reu won bronze medals, achieving great success.
In the team competition, they ranked 2nd overall.
First, on the 15th, Choi Mi-reu secured a bronze medal after a narrow loss in the freestyle 61-kilogram (kg) semifinal.
On the 16th, Kang Dae-gyu took 2nd place in the 92 kg category, and Jeong Yong-seok, who participated in the 70 kg category, also placed 3rd, earning silver and bronze medals respectively.
Regarding this, a Guro-gu Office official said, "Since appointing coach Jeong Soon-won in January last year and strengthening the team, the performance has noticeably improved," adding, "As they are training hard, we expect the upward trend to continue."
The Guro-gu Office wrestling team plans to focus on training to participate in the 50th KBS Cup National Wrestling Tournament scheduled for June.
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