Hangzhou Asian Para Games badminton bronze medalist Jeong Gyeorul / Korea Sports Council for the Disabled, Employment Agency for the Disabled
Kwon Hyeon-ah, Yoo Soo-young, and Jeong Gyu-ul from the Korea Employment Agency for the Disabled won a total of four medals (1 silver, 3 bronze) in the wheelchair badminton event at the Hangzhou Asian Para Games.
According to the corporation on the 27th, Yoo Soo-young won a silver medal in wheelchair badminton WH2 (lumbar spinal cord disorder, lower limb amputation and other disabilities) on the 27th. Yoo Soo-young also won a bronze medal in the men’s doubles competition held on the 26th. Gyeoreol Jeong won a bronze medal in the WH2 women’s singles, and Hyunah Kwon (WH1, thoracic spinal cord disorder) won a bronze medal in the WH1-WH2 mixed doubles teamed with Sooyoung Yoo.
In March of this year, the Corporation established an unemployment team for the disabled (wheelchair badminton team) for the first time as a public institution under the Ministry of Employment and Labor. We have hired a total of 6 people, including the national wheelchair badminton team coach and players, to provide a stable training environment and strive to improve performance.
Cho Hyang-hyun, president of the corporation, said, “All members of our national badminton team won medals in their first Asian Para Games,” adding, “We will continue to provide support so that disabled badminton players belonging to our corporation can focus on their sports in a better environment.” “It won’t happen,” he said.
2023-10-27 07:09:32
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