This time, Dangjin-si Youth Table Tennis Festival

Nov 12, 2024

photo source = Dangjin-si, Chungcheongnam-do

Dangjin-si, Chungcheongnam-do, which selected Shin Yu-bin (20, Korean Air) as a rice advertising model, will hold a national youth table tennis tournament with Shin Yu-bin.

Dangjin City announced that it will hold the "1st National Youth Table Tennis Festival with Shin Yu-bin" at Dangjin Indoor Gymnasium from the 16th to the 17th. A total of 300 players from 65 elementary school table tennis teams will participate in the competition.

After being selected as a model for Dangjin Haenaru rice last month, Shin Yu-bin announced his intention to purchase 100 million won worth of Haenaru rice through Dangjin Haenaru Rice Cooperative Joint Business Corporation and Dangjin City Agricultural Cooperative Rice Cooperative Joint Business Corporation and donate it to underprivileged people in Dangjin City and his hometown, Suwon City.

Shin Yu-bin, who won two bronze medals in the women's table tennis mixed doubles and team events at the Paris Olympics, rose to stardom with her cute 'Eating Show' becoming a hot topic during the game, and was loved by fans for her outstanding skills and warm personality. He rose to stardom by sweeping more than 10 food and beverage commercials as the top star of the Paris Olympics. After taking a month off due to a shoulder injury, he beat WTT Montpellier and Frankfurt Champions 'natural enemy'Duhoichem and Adriana Diaz to reach the singles quarterfinals, raising his sense of practice. Shin Yu-bin heads to Dangjin immediately after returning home. Meet the aspiring elementary school students and younger juniors.

photo source = Dangjin-si, Chungcheongnam-do

Shin Yu-bin is serious about the development of youth sports. Since joining Korean Air in 2020, he has donated rackets and supplies to the Elementary Table Tennis Federation and the Korean Women's Table Tennis Federation every year, and has frequently provided snacks to competitions held by the National Standing Army, the Elementary Table Tennis Federation, and the Middle and High Table Tennis Federation. After the Paris Olympics, Shin donated 100 million won of his 'Banana Milk' CF income to help junior elementary school table tennis players train and improve their performance, and donated rice balls, bananas, and other snacks to children's childcare facilities in Suwon with GS25, which launched the 'New Yubin Snack Time' line. On the 2nd, he sent two coffee cars (500 servings) to the sports day of all disabled and non-disabled students 'Soulim Sports Day' to express his support.

Shin Yu-bin's move to share continues. The first youth table tennis tournament will be held in Dangjin, which has been connected with his name 'Shin Yu-bin rice', and he will also donate 'Shin Yu-bin racket' to his juniors in the future. In addition, there will be a lot of events such as photo time with Shin Yu-bin and a tasting of Dangjin agricultural products at the site of the competition.

Mayor Oh Sung-hwan of Dangjin said, `I hope that Shin Yoo-bin will inspire young players and serve as a motivation and foundation for leading the future of table tennis in Korea through this competition where promising table tennis players from all over the country gather together" expressed his heart.

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