7 major news on the first half of 2024, 'What happened at Gwangmyeong Speedom'
Jul 11, 2024
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Until last year, there was an independent individual race in Friday's race, and the race match method was operated by selecting finalists for Sunday's final race in Saturday's race.
However, starting this year, the finalist will be decided through preliminary races on Friday, and the individual matches will be held on Saturday and the final will be held on Sunday. As a result, fierce competition and competitive races among athletes for the finals have continued since Friday. Also, there was a change in the scoring system of the players. Until last year, the score difference between the rankings was ±1 points, but from this year, the difference was expanded to ±2 points, and as a result, competition to increase the net point became more intense.
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Lim Chae-bin, Jung Jong-jin, Jeon Won-kyu and the Dong-Seoul team Jung Hae-min, Shin Eun-seop, and Park Yong-beom and Hwang Seung-ho, who have powerful Chu In-jong, competed for the championship at this year's first grand race (Sports Seoul Cup) held in February.
Lim Chae-bin won the title with confidence, firmly overpowering the ranks through his specialty of '3 Tie-down'. Jung Hae-min, who blocked Jung Jong-jin, won the runner-up prize, and Jeon Won-kyu, who failed to overcome Jung Hae-min by a slight difference between Jung Hae-min and third place. Jung Jong-jin, who built his body during winter training in Chiang Mai, Thailand, left a regret by finishing fourth.
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On March 31, Jeon Won-kyu caused a stir in overpowering Lim Chae-bin in the special final race.
Lim Chae-bin was cruising toward his dream 100th consecutive win, winning 74 straight from January last year to March 30, the day before, over the record of 89 consecutive wins he set, and everyone expected Lim to win. However, Jeon Won-kyu beat Lim Chae-bin with the previous tactic to win the championship. Through this race, he established himself as the three strongest runners in the first half of 2024.
▶ Scary gust of rookie players, 28th 'strongest rider' without a starting level
In the first half of the year, the 28th rookie players who went to Gwangmyeong Speedome after rigorous education and training at the Gyeongryun Training Center (located in Yeongju-si, Gyeongbuk) drew attention every day.
Son Je-yong, a 28th senior graduate, is mentioned as a prospect to succeed Lim Chae-bin, a senior member of the same Suseong team, by making a special promotion early on as a special promotion, and Seok Hye-yoon is also raising expectations as she proudly promoted to a special promotion in the second half of this year.
In addition, Kim Joon-cheol, Min Min Min-ki, Park Gun-yi, Won Joon-oh, and Lim Jae-yeon advanced to the special grade, and the rest of the players, including Kang Min-sung, Kim Rowoon, and Kim Tae-yul, all advanced to the excellent grade, becoming the so-called `strongest rider' without any starting grade. Among them, Kim Tae-yul won the final race of the selection level of the 'Korea Sports Promotion Foundation Chairman Bae Kyung-ryun King of Kings" just before being promoted to the superior level.
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In April, the so-called strongest competitors such as Jung Hae-min, Shin Eun-seop, Yang Seung-won, Hwang Seung-ho, and Hwang In-hyuk attended the second Grand Prix of the year, starting with the winners Lim Chae-bin and Jung Jong-jin.
As expected, the biggest interest was the match between Jung Jong-jin and Lim Chae-bin. The first player to cross the finish line after a last-minute close race was not Lim Chae-bin, who was evaluated as the 'Gyeongryun Emperor', but Jeong Jong-jin, who returned. From 2016 to 2019, Jung Jong-jin, who built the gold tower of winning the Grand Prix for the first time in history by winning the Grand Prix five times, announced his splendid revival through the event.
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From December 22 last year to June 16 this year, the grades of 151 people have changed. There are 91 promotions and 60 promotions. Lim Chae-bin, Jung Jong-jin, Jeon Won-kyu and Yang Seung-won took the super special spot, with only five of the total racers. Shin Eun-seop was promoted, and In-hwan gave up his seat, and Jung Hae-min, who became more famous by appearing on Netflix's 「Physical 100」, also tried to enter the super special line, but unfortunately failed.
▶Lim Chae-bin, the pride of power, won the King of Gyeongryun
Jeon Won-kyu, who has defeated Lim Chae-bin, who won the grand prize race once each, and Jeong Jong-jin, participated in the 'Lee Jang-bae Gyeong-ryun King Jungjeon' which marks the end of the first half of the year. In addition, two players from each team, including Ryu Jae-yeol, a Suseong team like Lim Chae-bin, Jeong Jae-won, a Gimpo team like Jung Jong-jin, and Shin Eun-seop, a Dong Seoul team like Jeon Won-kyu, advanced to the final, while Park Yong-beom, a Gimhae B team, stepped out alone.
As the bell began to announce the full-fledged race, Jung Jong-jin took the lead in the line. However, Lim Chae-bin, who was aiming for the right time until the end, won the championship with a lottery.
Jeon Ji-ji, manager of the Gyeongryun Winners, Park Jung-woo, said, `Due to the change in the way of the advance, there were games that could not be let go of tension from the first day of Friday to the last Sunday. In the second half of the year, a large number of class-based transfers are expected to lead to a neck-and-neck race of candidates for every race selection and outstanding prize," he said. "On the other hand, the main thing to watch is that the existing strong players will continue to perform, and in some cases, the 28th rookie players can play the role of ambush."
wman@sportschosun.com
