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Only Choi Jung-man showed off his potential by winning his 24th career title in the Geumgang class (less than 90kg) of Withers Pharmaceutical's 2026 folk wrestling Danyang Ondaljangsa wrestling competition.
Choi Jung-man won the match against Hwang Sung-hee 3-0 in the Geumgang Jangsa decider (best out of five) held at Danyang Gymnasium in Danyang-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do on the 26th.
Choi Jung-man, who is considered the strongest in the Geumgang class, has continued his steady skills by going into business one after another in the Lunar New Year and Chuseok competitions in 2025. In this tournament, he beat Kim Tae-ha 2-1 in the round of 16, and then beat Moon Yoon-sik 2-0 in the quarterfinals.
Choi Jung-man, who succeeded in scoring consecutive points against Choi Young-won in the semifinals and advanced to the Geumgang Business Division decider, faced Hwang Sung-hee, who did not concede a point from the round of 16.
In the final round, Choi Jung-man took the lead with a back-snatch leg in the first round. In the second and third rounds, he succeeded in scoring consecutive points with his main specialty, Japchaegi, winning 3-0 and reaching the top.
Choi Jung-man said through the Korea Ssireum Association, "I was worried because Hwang Sung-hee's momentum was good, but I'm happy that the game went well," adding, "The team's atmosphere has improved thanks to the new ssireum field and good facilities, and this seems to have led to good results."
"This year, I will challenge four titles, the most in a year," he said, adding, "I would like to thank the county governor, county office officials, sponsorship group chairman Shin Chang-seop, chairman Kim Han-mo, and general secretary Lee Kwang-joon, as well as coach Kim Ki-tae and coach Yoon Jeong-soo."
Gold Medal Match Results
Geumgang Jangsa Choi Jeong-man (Yeongam-gun Folk Wrestling Team)
2nd place Hwang Sunghee (MG Saemaeul Geumgo Wrestling Team)
Choi Young-won (Jeungpyeong-gun Office) and Jeon Do-eon (Suwon Special City Hall) are tied for third place
Joint fifth place Lee Jun-hyung (MG Saemaeul Geumgo Wrestling Team), Moon Yoon-sik (Gwangju City Hall), Yoo Hwan (Yangpyeong County Office), and Lee Chung-soo (Gwangju City Hall)
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