Kim Yun-ji, a 'five-time winner of the Winter Paralympics,' receives the Sports Reporters' Federation Special Player Award and the Perme Foundation's merit plaque

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Skier Kim Yun-ji (20), who wrote a new history of Korean sports at the 2026 Winter Paralympics in Milan and Cortina D'Ampezzo, will receive a special award in recognition of her contributions so far.

The Korea Sports Journalists Federation and the Purme Foundation announced that they will hold an awards ceremony in the conference room of the Purme Foundation in Jongno-gu, Seoul at 10 a.m. on the 16th and present Kim Yun-ji with a "Special Player Award" and a "Gongro Pae," respectively.

Kim Yun-ji won two gold medals and three silver medals in cross-country skiing and biathlon at the Winter Paralympics, her first career appearance. This is the most medal by a single Korean athlete in the history of the Winter Olympics and Paralympics. In particular, Kim Yun-ji is the first Korean athlete to win multiple gold medals at the Winter Paralympics.

Yang Jong-gu, chairman of the Korea Sports Journalists Federation, will present a special award symbolizing Korean sports heroes to Kim Yoon-ji, who raised the status of Korean sports with her relentless running at the last Winter Paralympics. The Purme Foundation also plans to present a plaque of appreciation to Kim Yun-ji for giving courage and hope to the disabled and their families with a strong spirit of challenge.

"If you have a disability, you are often excluded from physical education classes and cringe," Kim Yun-ji said through the Purme Foundation. "Even if it's hard, if you keep bumping into it, it will help sports break the prejudice of the world and come out."

Kim Yun-ji also has a deep relationship with the Purme Foundation. Around the time of entering elementary school, the Purme Foundation Nexon Children's Rehabilitation Hospital and Mapo Purme Sports Center were built near the house. He started swimming after receiving manual therapy that he rehabilitated here and dreamed of becoming a sports player. In 2024, he donated 3 million won in prize money to the Purme Foundation after winning five gold medals in swimming at the National Sports Festival for the Disabled (MVP).

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