2024-07-20 14:14:48
9 sports teams won 73 gold medals, 43 silver medals, and 27 bronze medals in various domestic competitions
Won 3 gold medals, 4 silver medals, and 5 bronze medals in international competitions
Athletes belonging to the Goyang City Hall Athletic Team have won a total of 155 medals in domestic and international competitions, raising the reputation of Goyang City.
Goyang City Hall Workplace Sports Team has a total of 9 teams active in the sport, and has achieved the feat of winning 73 gold medals, 43 silver medals, and 27 bronze medals in domestic competitions this season. They have also won 3 gold medals, 4 silver medals, and 5 bronze medals in international competitions, and have been recognized for their skills on the international stage.
Weightlifters Park Hye-jeong and Park Joo-hyo, who are competing in the upcoming Paris Olympics, are raising expectations of winning Olympic medals by achieving outstanding results in domestic and international competitions.
At the last Asian Weightlifting Championships, Park Hye-jeong won three gold medals and Park Joo-hyo won a bronze medal. In addition, Park Hye-jeong won a silver medal and Park Joo-hyo won a bronze medal at the IWF Weightlifting World Cup, securing a spot in the Olympics.
The swimming team’s performance is also dazzling. They won 14 gold medals, 7 silver medals, and 3 bronze medals in domestic competitions, and at the last World Championships, Lee Yu-yeon won the silver medal, the first in Korean swimming history, by showing off her skills. Lee Yu-yeon will also be participating in the upcoming Paris Olympics.
The track and field team is also achieving notable results. Baek Seung-ho, a star athlete in middle and long distances, won two gold medals this year in the 5,000m, his main event, and Kim Joo-eun won the men’s high jump competition five times to take the top spot.
The ice skating team won 3 gold medals, 2 silver medals, and 2 bronze medals at the 105th National Winter Sports Festival held from February 1 to 4, taking first place in the short track men’s general division. In addition, Lee Yu-bin, a gold and silver medalist in the relay at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics and 2022 Beijing Olympics, is expected to join the team in 2024.
In the Taekwondo team, Park Hye-jin won a gold medal in the final round of the 2024 National Team Selection and earned a ticket to the Asian Championships, and the Goyang City Hall Taekwondo Team won the 22nd Korea Women’s Taekwondo Federation President’s Cup team event, showing off brilliant teamwork.
In addition, the Sepak Takraw team showed off a thrilling comeback drama by winning the 25th National Men’s and Women’s Sepak Takraw Men’s General Regu Event for the first time in two years, and also proved their outstanding skills on the international stage by winning a bronze medal at the ISTAF Sepak Takraw World Cup.
The marathon team won one gold medal in domestic competitions, the badminton team won two bronze medals, and the tennis team also won two silver medals and three bronze medals, continuing to achieve success.
A Goyang City official said, “We are proud that the Goyang City Hall Athletic Team players have achieved excellent results in various competitions,” and “We will do our best to support the players in the future as they are raising the reputation of Goyang City with their outstanding skills.”
Economy Queen Reporter Kim Hong-mi / Photo Goyang City
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2024-07-20 14:14:48