First Grand Prize in the second half of the year, Lim Chae-bin won, proving the strongest again!

Aug 08, 2024

Lim Chae-bin is taking a commemorative photo after winning the title at the 「14th Sports Dong-Abae Grand Prix Crane」 held at Gwangmyeong Spidome on August 4. Photo courtesy = Health Promotion Team

Lim Chae-bin (25th, SS, and Suseong), who won three consecutive kings' games, proved once again that she is the strongest athlete in the race by winning the Grand Prix of Sports for the second consecutive year. On the other hand, Jung Jong-jin (20th, SS, Gimpo) failed to overcome Lim Chae-bin's wall again this time, and unfortunately finished second.

The first grand prize race in the second half of this year, '14th Sports Dong-Abae Grand Prix Race', was held at Gwangmyeong Speed Dome from the 2nd to the 4th when the heat reached its peak. Lim Chae-bin, who calmly drove Kim Yong-kyu (25th, S1, Gimpo)'s leading attack in Friday's preliminary round, settled in the final with a cool receding round in Saturday's semifinal.

Jung Jong-jin also went to the final by showing a bold tactic to increase the game's distance more than Lim Chae-bin in both the preliminary and semi-finals. In the preliminary round, Jung Jong-jin showed his best physical condition by shooting 69.9km/h per hour.

In addition to Lim Chae-bin and Jeong Jong-jin, Shin Eun-seop (18th, SS, East Seoul) and Park Yong-beom (18th, S1, Gimhae B), Lim Chae-bin's senior member Ryu Jae-yeol (19th, S1), Jeong Jong-jin's junior Gong Tae-min (24th, S1), and Hwang In-hyuk (21st, S1, Sejong), the head of the Sejong team.

Seven athletes are starting the race in the final round of '14th Sports Dong-Abae Grand Prix at Gwangmyeong Speed Dome on August 4. Photo courtesy = Health Promotion Team

Everyone's attention was focused on the fight between Lim Chae-bin and Jung Jong-jin, the absolute second-tier, and attention was focused on who would lead the game and whether Jung Jong-jin would be able to avenge the defeat of King Wangjung in June.

With the starting gunshots, the seven finalists were finally placed in the order of Ryu Jae-yeol, Jung Jong-jin, Lim Chae-bin, Shin Eun-seop, Park Yong-beom, Gong Tae-min, and Hwang In-hyuk after several seat battles.

This time again, like the King Jung's battle in June, challenger Jung Jong-jin appeared to be in front of Lim Chae-bin, signaling a head-to-head match. When Ryu Jae-yeol, who was doing good work for the first week, did not show any movement until the time of the bell, Hwang In-hyuk, who was behind him, made a move to carry out a surprise attack.

Jeong Jong-jin, who noticed this, immediately took the lead, but Lim Chae-bin, who marked Jung Jong-jin alone, succeeded in turning the tables and won the Grand Prix of Sports for the second consecutive year. Shin Eun-seop, who marked Lim Chae-bin the whole time, took third place.

The winning athletes are taking commemorative photos at the 「14th Sports Dong-Abae Grand Prix Crane」 held at Gwangmyeong Speed Dome on August 4. 2nd place Jung Jong-jin, 1st place Lim Chae-bin, and 3rd place Shin Eun-seop (from left) are posing side by side. Photo courtesy = Health Promotion Team

At the awards ceremony held right after the game, Lim Chae-bin said, `I was worried that I wasn't in good shape, but I think I'm fortunate to be able to continue my winning streak. "However, I think I was lucky, not because I couldn't play on my own and beat Jung Jong-jin with a mark and a draw."

Lim Chae-bin, who won the title of the National Sports Promotion Foundation's chairman Wangjung Wangjeon and the Busan Metropolitan City Mayor's Cup Special Race, has again established a one-man solo system by leading this year's competition with 5 wins and 1 loss, said Park Jin-soo, head of the team at Kyungryun, Dr. Ye-ji Kyungryun "Watching whether Lim Chae-bin, who is currently winning 18 consecutive games, can continue his winning streak to the year-end Grand Prix would be the factor to watch for Lim Chae-bin in the second half of the year "

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First Grand Prize in the second half of the year, Lim Chae-bin won, proving the strongest again!

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