High school students from Yeongju City are garnering attention by sweeping first, second, and third places at the Gyeongbuk Provincial Sports Festival.
In the 62nd Gyeongbuk People’s Sports Competition High School Ssireum pre-match held at the Gumi City Complex Sports Center from the 4th to the 5th, Park Sang-hyeon (1st year student at Korea International Culinary High School) took first place in the warrior class under 90 kg, and Kim Si-hyeong took second place in the high school class under 135 kg in the jangsa class. 3rd year at Yeonggwang High School), and Nam Jin-su (2nd year at Yeonggwang High School), who took 3rd place in the light weight class under 70kg in the high school division, achieved excellent results.
The Yeongju City high school Ssireum players who won prizes at this Gyeongbuk Provincial Sports Festival Ssireum Competition were not officially registered as Ssireum players, but they are outstanding talents from designated schools in the province, such as Gumi City (Hyeonil High School), Mungyeong City (Munchang High School), and Sangju City (Sangju Technical High School). He received a lot of applause for his performance by defeating others.
In particular, the first place of Park Sang-hyeon (1st year, Korea International Culinary High School) in the high school warrior class (under 90kg) attracted attention as it was expected to be recorded as the only game won by a non-athlete among all games at the Gyeongbuk Provincial Sports Competition.
▲ High school athletes from Yeongju City won prizes with excellent results in the Ssireum competition at the Gyeongbuk Provincial Sports Festival. All of them were non-athletes who were not officially registered as Ssireum players, and they showed off their charm by defeating first-team players with outstanding skills. ⓒYeongju City Ssireum Association (photo provided)
Lee Sang-geuk, president of the Yeongju City Ssireum Association, said, “We are made up of Ssireum enthusiasts who take time to practice. It is not easy to compete and win a match with professional Ssireum high school students at the provincial sports competition, but this is how the athletes and hobbyists do it. “I am very happy that I achieved excellent results through my passion, and I will not spare any support in the future so that the members of the Yeongju City Ssireum Association can be more interested and work hard,” he said.
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