The 52nd National Youth Sports Festival Gwangmyeong City Team, Gold 2, Silver 2, Bronze 1 Performance: Gyeonggi IN (Only one way of correct theory)

[경기IN=오효석 기자] At the 52nd National Youth Sports Festival held in Ulsan from May 27th to 30th, the Gwangmyeong city team won 2 gold medals, 2 silver medals, and 1 bronze medal.

On the first day of the competition on the 27th, Seo-rin Kwon of Cheolsan Middle School, who represented Gyeonggi-do in the track and field event, won the gold medal in the 5,000m walk race with a big difference.

Bae Doo-il, a member of Gwangmyeong North Middle School, also won silver medals in the South-Central 400m Men’s and Women’s Mix Relay and 400m Men’s Middle Relay divisions held on the 27th and climbed onto the podium.

Yuk Gi-chan of Ha An-joong participated in the under-16 badminton team event on the 3rd and 4th days of the tournament and won a gold medal. Yeonseo Elementary School players Lee Ion-yu and Kwon Min-joon competed as representatives of Gyeonggi-do in the under-13 subteam event and advanced to the semifinals to win a bronze medal.

Park Seung-won, Mayor of Gwangmyeong, said, “The performance of the youth team of Gwangmyeong City shows the future of our Gwangmyeong City’s sports development.”

Gwangmyeong City Sports Council President Yoo Sang-gi said, “I am even more happy and congratulated that the players’ hard training and preparation for this competition led to good results.”