"Preparations are complete! Let's have a match without regrets." South Korea's track and field national team holds departure ceremony in Jincheon, vowing to fight hard

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The South Korean track and field national team competing at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games held a departure ceremony in Jincheon, solidifying their resolve to begin their medal hunt in earnest.

The Korea Athletics Federation announced that it held the '20th Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games Track and Field Team Departure Ceremony' on the 11th at the Champion House auditorium of the Jin Cheon-guk-ga (CEO) athlete village in Chungbuk. The event was attended by a large number of federation officials, including Korea Athletics Federation President Yook Hyun-pyo and Team Leader Kim Dong-ju (Executive Vice President), as well as national team coaches and athletes.

The ceremony began with the screening of a morale-boosting video for the national team, followed by an encouraging speech from President Yook and a response speech from Team Leader Kim. This was followed by introductions of athletes in each specific event: sprints, middle and long distance, jumps, throws, and marathon. Athletes who took the stage loudly chanted slogans they had created themselves, revealing their determination for the decisive battle.

After Lee Jae-woong (Yeongcheon City Hall) and Jeong Ye-rim (Gwacheon City Hall), representing Seon Su-dan (CEO), read a declaration of resolve, President Yook handed the team flag to Team Leader Kim, urging them to perform well.

Encouragement and support for the team continued. The federation's sponsors delivered encouragement items worth 25 million won and performance improvement sponsorship funds of 30 million won, while the federation's vice presidents also presented separate encouragement money to lend strength.

The departure ceremony concluded with the screening of cheering videos from young prospects and junior athletes, as all attendees chanted the slogan: "Preparations are complete. Let's have a match without regrets."

Meanwhile, the track and field events at the 20th Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games will begin on the 23rd.

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