On Children's Day, Gwangmyeong Spidom hosted a 'black-and-white showdown'

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On Children's Day, a children's brain game unfolded at Gwangmyeong Spidom.

The Sports Promotion Foundation's Wheel and Horse Racing General Division held the '1st Seoul Olympic Memorial Children's Go Tournament' at Gwangmyeong Spidom on May 5 to mark Children's Day. The event was sponsored by the Korea Sports Promotion Foundation and organized and hosted by the Korean Baduk Association.

Over 500 children participated in the Go tournament, competing fiercely across 14 divisions, including the strongest division, dan-player division, advanced division, intermediate division, beginner division, and kindergarten division. In the strongest division, which was split into two groups, children Jang Jun (6th grade at Incheon Jang-a Elementary School) and Jo Jae-min (4th grade at Daesun Elementary School) lifted the championship trophy.

The event's top celebrity was 9-dan player Gu Su Lee Chang-ho. 9-dan player Lee Chang-ho attended the event, declared the opening of the tournament, and conducted photo sessions and autograph signings with the children. A life-and-death challenge was also held.

As 9-dan player Lee Chang-ho has long emphasized the philosophy of "부득탐승 (if you seek victory, you cannot win)," it is reported that in his opening remarks, he conveyed a message hoping that children would focus less on the results of the games and instead learn critical thinking and etiquette through Go, creating joyful memories.

A Wheel and Horse Racing official who spoke with this newspaper by phone said, "Many citizens participated in the various programs prepared for Children's Day, making it a meaningful event."

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