'Seven times the gap with No. 2' Park Jeong-ah sweeps 26,138 votes, 'Star Ranking No. 1 for 23 consecutive weeks'

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The dominance of "Clutch Park" Park Jeong-ah (33, Korea Expressway Corporation) continues. She has held the top spot for an impressive 23 consecutive weeks.

In the Star Ranking Star Sports Women's 58th edition vote, which ran from July 30 at 3:01 p.m. to August 6 at 3:00 p.m., Park Jeong-ah secured first place with 26,138 votes — more than seven times the number of votes received by the runner-up.

With this result, Park Jeong-ah has maintained her No. 1 position for 23 consecutive weeks since the 35th edition vote, continuing to lead as the most popular female sports star.

Ahn Se-young (24, Samsung Life) received 3,544 votes and rose one rank to take second place. Kim Hee-jin (35, Hyundai Construction) earned 1,526 votes and moved up one spot to finish third. Shin Yu-bin (22, Korean Air) placed fourth with 1,112 votes, while Park Hyun-kyung (26) took fifth with 355 votes.

Starting from the 49th edition, the number of candidates increased from 15 to 20, making the competition even fiercer. Yang Hyo-jin (volleyball), who has retired, was removed from the candidate list, while Go Ye-rim, Choi Jeong-min, and Choi Seo-hyun (all volleyball), Heo Ye-eun and Park So-hee (both basketball), and Kim Gil-li (short track) were newly added as candidates.

Including these new additions, a total of 20 athletes competed: Park Jeong-ah, Kim Hee-jin, Lee Da-hyun, and Kang So-hui (all volleyball); Ahn Se-young (badminton); Shin Yu-bin (table tennis); Kim Dan-bi, Shin Ji-hyun, Kang Yi-seul, and Shin Yi-seul (all basketball); and Yoon Ina, Go Jin-young, Park Sung-hyun, and Park Hyun-kyung (all golf).

The Star Ranking Women's Sports 59th edition vote will be held from August 6 at 3:01 p.m. to August 13 at 3:00 p.m.

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