"You're so talented!Sharing is the best, too!"Coway Blue Wheels Recovered the Top of the National Sports Festival Wheel Farm."

Oct 30, 2024

photo courtesy of Coway Blue Wheels

'Wheelchair Basketball Master'Coway Blue Wheels (Seoul) regained the top spot in two years at the 44th National Sports Festival for the Disabled.

The Coway Blue Wheels defeated Jeju Samdasoo 59-56 in the final round of the competition held at Samcheonpo Gymnasium on the 30th. Seoul won four consecutive games (2020 not held due to COVID-19) from 2018 to 2022, and after changing the title to Coway in 2022, it made its first winning history. Last year, he lost the championship cup to the Chuncheon Tigers (Gangwon), but regained the gold medal this year.

Coway's Kim Ho-yong's performance in 「52-year-old ace」 who forgot his age was remarkable. He played the entire game of this tournament and led the two teams to the championship with the most 27 points in the final with a 'Crazy' performance. Kim Sang-yeol, who moved from Chuncheon this season, scored 10 points and 17 rebounds, and Oh Dong-seok, who played 8 points, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists and 2 steals, proved his name value.

Coway Blue Wheels held a wheelchair basketball experience class with students at a high school affiliated with Seoul National University College of Education in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul on the 26th. Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2024.09.26/

On the 26th, Coway Blue Wheels Kim Ho-yong held a wheelchair basketball experience class with students at a high school affiliated with Seoul National University College of Education in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul. Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2024.09.26/

Coway Blue Wheels has been supporting the Seoul Forest Sports Association (Seoul National University Gymnasium on November 2), hosted by Sports Chosun and the Seoul Sports Council for the Disabled, while visiting elementary, middle and high schools to take the lead in improving disability awareness through wheelchair basketball. Coway, who is serious about sharing, once again showed a good example of a prestigious team by taking the top spot on the stage of the National Sports Festival.

Photo provided by the Seoul Sports Council for the Disabled

Kim Young-moo, manager of Coway Blue Wheels, said, `Thank you to the players who did their best every game and Coway executives and staff who always give us a lot of encouragement and support"I will continue to win the remaining games of this year and prove the power of Coway Blue Wheels once again."Before the resolution?" Meanwhile, Coway Wheelchair Basketball Team will confirm its advance to the 2024 KWBL Playoff and try to win this year's championship.

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