Against All Odds: 70 Unstoppable Students from a Rural Elementary School Achieve Badminton Glory
Yangpyeong Yangdong Elementary School Wins Gyeonggi-do and Regional Competitions in Consecutive Years
The Yangdong Elementary School badminton team in Yangpyeong-gun is becoming a hot topic in the local community after winning consecutive championships in Gyeonggi-do and regional competitions.
Yangdong Elementary School, a small rural school with less than 70 students, won the Gyeonggi Province Superintendent of Education Elementary School Badminton Competition held on the 7th.
In the Yangpyeong area elementary school badminton competition held on June 22nd, they also took first place in the girls’ division and first place in the boys’ division.
Yangdong Elementary School has students in grades 1-4 developing their skills after school, and 10 out of 15 sixth graders play on the badminton team.
The local community believes that the passion of the students and the school for badminton is what has enabled the small rural school to achieve miracles by winning various competitions.
School officials said, “The joy gained from playing sports has brought students and teachers together, and this has led to great results,” and “This was possible thanks to the efforts of the school principal and parents who have worked to create an educational environment where students can play badminton.”
He said, “I hope that the children of Yangdong Elementary School will grow into adults with healthy bodies and minds through badminton.”