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[충주=내외뉴스통신] Reporter Won Jong-seong
The track and field team (director Ahn Ki-ki, coach Jin-wook Hwang) of the Chungju City Office Workplace Athletics Division achieved the feat of winning at the 2023 Seoul Marathon and the 93rd Dong-A Marathon held in Seoul.
The Seoul Marathon, hosted by the Seoul Metropolitan Government, the Korea Association of Athletics Federations, and the Dong-A Ilbo, was held on the 19th in Seoul.
On this day, the event was held in downtown Seoul for the first time in four years since 2019, and it is the most prestigious international marathon in Korea with 32,000 people from 43 countries participating.
The track and field team of Chungju City Hall, with 5 players including Yejin Lim, shortened her previous record (2 hours 34 minutes 39 seconds) by 2 minutes and 47 seconds with a fighting spirit that caused blisters on the soles of her feet, and placed second in the women’s division (2 hours 31 minutes 52 seconds). seconds) was awarded.
“I’m happy that Chungju City Hall won the award at the most prestigious competition in Korea,” said coach Ahn Ki-ki.
On the other hand, Chungju City Hall’s track and field team is continuing the tradition of the famous track and field family, with Lim Ye-jin winning second place in the women’s division and fourth place in the men’s team at the 2023 Gyeonggi International Half Marathon Competition held in February.
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