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At the "2026 Volleyball Men's Night," he celebrated the valuable achievements of volleyball players last year.
The Korea Volleyball Association held "2026 Volleyballmen's Night" at the Olympic Parktel Olympia Hall in Seoul at 5 p.m. on the 28th.
Oh Han-nam, president of the Korea Volleyball Association, said, "I am grateful to the volleyball players who have generously supported the development of volleyball in Korea over the past year. As a result, I continued to take meaningful steps in difficult conditions," he said.
"We confirmed the bright future of Korean volleyball by winning the Asian Women's Under 16 (U16) Championship for the first time in history. The association will work harder to discover and foster based on its achievements, he said.
It rewarded those who contributed to the development of Korean volleyball and awarded teams, players, leaders, and referees who showed outstanding performance last year.
The women's U16 national team, which won the "2025 Asian Women's Under 16 (U16) Volleyball Championship" held in Amman, Jordan, in November last year, won the best group award. Coach Lee Seung-yeo, who led the women's U16 national team to victory, won the Best Leader award.
Captain Son Seo-yeon (16, scheduled to enter Seonmyeong Girls' High School) received the Most Valuable Player Award. Son Seo-yeon, dubbed "Little Kim Yeon-kyung," played as a key player in the national team and swept the MVP, the top scorer (141 points), and the outside heater award.
Son Seo-yeon said, "I'm honored to receive this award. It was possible because there were coaches, coaches and colleagues, and fans. I will work harder and perform well at next year's World Championships," he said.
In addition, awards were given to special achievement plaques, appreciation plaques, commendations, outstanding organization awards, outstanding leader awards, outstanding player awards, and referee awards.
Choi Yoon-young, who joined GS Caltex from Ilshin Women's Award, received the Conversation Setter Award, which is given to the female player who was selected as the highest-ranking player among the V-League draft players.
Haecheon Teacher Scholarship, Korean Women's Volleyball National Team Scholarship, Korean Actors' Association Scholarship, Korean Volleyball Association Standing Judge Dream Tree Scholarship, and Jang Yoon-hee Outside Heater Award, which was newly established this year, were delivered to youth volleyball players.
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