KEPCO Wins Third Consecutive Title at Presidential Cup Unified Marathon... Team MVP Goes to Son Hyun-jun

*This content was translated by AI.View Original

KEPCO Engineering claimed the team competition title at the 56th Presidential Cup National Unified Marathon, securing a third consecutive victory.

According to the Korea Athletics Federation, KEPCO started from in front of The Kyunghyang Shinmun building in Jung-gu, Seoul, on the 6th and completed the 46.8km course (divided into four segments) leading to Imjin Gap in 2 hours, 28 minutes, and 43 seconds, crossing the finish line first among all teams.

The team competition Choi U-su-seon (수상)(MVP) award went to Son Hyun-jun (Korea National Sport University), who set a new record in the first segment. Son Hyun-jun said, "I am delighted to achieve results from our summer training camp at my first competition after entering university," and added, "Moving forward, I will challenge to break into the 2nd-hour-15-minute range, qualify for the Olympics, and update the Korean national record."

In the provincial/city competition, the Gyeongsangbuk-do team won with a time of 2 hours, 31 minutes, and 50 seconds. The MVP of the provincial/city competition was Woo Jimin (Gyeongbuk High School), who set a new record in the second segment. Woo Jimin shared, "I am happy to receive an unexpected award. I will do my best to achieve good results even at the adult level."

<© STARNEWS. All rights reserved. No reproduction or redistribution allowed.>

*This content was translated by AI.View Original