Jung Ji-in joins Daegu Metropolitan City Hall as the No. 1 rookie draft pick for 'Right Back playing in Japan'

Oct 23, 2024

photo courtesy of the Korea Handball Federation

Right back Jung Ji-in (former Japanese Omron), who played in Japan, wore the uniform of Daegu Metropolitan City Hall as the No. 1 rookie draft.

Daegu Metropolitan City selected Jung Ji-in as the first overall pick in the 'Shinhan SOL Pay 2024-2025 Handball H League Rookie Draft' held at the Olympic Park Handball Stadium in Seoul on the 23rd. Jeong Ji-in, who was born in 2000, played for Omron in Japan in the past. It boasts a tall height of 1m80. Jung Ji-in will be the most needed and most helpful player in the team and the best seven. I will help the team win the championship."

The second-ranked Incheon Metropolitan City Hall named the implementation site (Daegu High School). He played in the U-18 national team from 2023 to 2024. The third-ranked Gwangju Metropolitan City Corporation named pivot Yeon Ji-hyun (Korea National Sports University).

The fourth-ranked SK Sugar Gliders named Bum Da-bin (Jodae Girls' High School) and the fifth-ranked Busan Facilities Corporation named Ko Hyun-seo (Korea National Sports University).

The sixth-ranked Samcheok City Hall held Son Min-kyung (former Japanese Omron), and the seventh-ranked Gyeongnam Development Corporation held Seo Ah-young (Muan High School). The 8th Seoul City Hall named Baek Ji-hyun (Korea National Sports University).

photo courtesy of the Korea Handball Federation

This time, Daegu Metropolitan City Hall selected Jeong Ji-in and Cho Seo-yeon (Daejeon Che High School), and Incheon Metropolitan City Hall selected Gu Sang-ji and Lim Gwang-sun (Jodae Girls' High School) and Park Seo-hee (Daegu Che High School). Gwangju City Corporation called Yeon Ji-hyun and Kim Ji-sun (Ilshin Girls' High School), Cho Yeon-seo (Incheon Business High School), and SK Sugar Gliders called Shin Chae-hyun (Hwangji Information Industry High School) and Hong Ye-ji (Hwigyeong Girls' High School). The Busan Metropolitan Facilities Management Corporation named Ko Hyun-seo only. Samcheok City Hall recruited Son Min-kyung and Choi Eun-hye (Uijeong Girls' High School) and Hwang Da-som (Hwangji Information Industry High School), while Gyeongnam Development Corporation recruited Seo A-young and Lim So-ui (Gyeongnam High School). The Seoul Metropolitan Government held Baek Ji-hyun, Jo Su-yeon (Daegu High School), and Jeong Ga-eun (Korea National Sports University) in their arms.

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