"LA2028 please!" Shooting Ban Hyo-jin X Soo-young Kim Young-beom X Squash Najoo-young, etc. Tae-in Scholarship for 'High School ★ 59人'...741 cumulative scholarship students X 660 million won

Nov 20, 2024

Lee Sang-hyun, president of the Korean Hockey Association, delivers a scholarship certificate to Paris Olympic shooting gold medalist Ban Hyo-jin. Photo courtesy =Taein

Ban Hyo-jin (Daegu Sports High School), Ban Hyo-jin (Daegu Sports High School), Kim Young-beom (Gangwon Sports High School), Na Ju-young (Cheonan Wolbong High School), and Jeon Hee-soo (Gyeongbuk Sports High School) were selected as the 35th Taein Sports Scholarship recipients.

At the ceremony for the delivery of the Taein Sports Scholarship held on the 3rd floor of the champion house of the Jincheon National Training Center in Chungcheongbuk-do on the 19th, 59 high school sports prospects who will shine on South Korea at the 2028 LA Olympics were selected as scholarship students.

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Shooting Ban Hyo-jin, who was selected as the representative of Taein Stadium students, was very inspired to see seniors who received the Taein Sports Scholarship grow into representative athletes in Korea. With this scholarship, I will also work harder toward my dream and do my best to become a proud senior to Taein Scholarship juniors" delivered his pledge.

Tae-in's scholarship project to foster athletic dreamers is a small and medium-sized business-led program that discovers and supports promising talents in the sports field, marking its 35th anniversary this year. It has provided scholarships every year to athletes in various sports such as mountain, track and field, archery, table tennis, and hockey. It boasts the longest history as a scholarship project specialized in the field of sports. Starting in 2023, the scope of scholarships has been expanded to all full-member sports organizations of the Korea Sports Association (64 organizations), and 660 million won in scholarships has been delivered to 741 aspiring athletes. The performance of Taein scholars at the Paris Olympics was brilliant. Kim Woo-jin of the 20th scholarship archery and Lim Si-hyun of the 32nd scholarship archery each won three gold medals, Kim Je-deok of the 31st scholarship archery and Oh Ye-jin of the 34th scholarship shooting won the gold medal, and Park Hye-jeong and Shin Yoo-bin of the 31st scholarship weightlifting won silver and bronze medals, respectively.

Lee Sang-hyun, president of the Korea Hockey Association, delivers a scholarship certificate to Shin Sung-hee-soo. Photo courtesy =Taein

Lee Sang-hyun, president of the Korea Hockey Association and director of the Korea Sports Association, said, `I am proud to see Tae-in athletic students grow into leading players who will lead the future of Korean sports. I hope that young athletes will continue to develop their own way with confidence and become leaders who will inspire the next generation of athletic talents. Tae-in will continue to be a strong supporter of aspiring athletes and do his best to create a warm and shared culture in the Korean sports world."

Taein Sports Scholarship includes prestigious sportsmen in each sport, including Hwang Young-jo (marathon), Im Oh-kyung (handball), Lee Eun-kyung (bowl), Yoo Seung Min (table tennis), Kim Jung-chul (hockey), Na Kyung-min (badminton), Lee Bae-young (passing), Kim Ja-in (mountain mountain), Yoon Sung-bin (bobsleigh skeleton), Hwang Kyung-sun (tournament), Jung Sung-sook (guided), Jin Jong-oh (shooting), Yeo Hong-chul (gynics), Koo Bon-gil (fencing), Yoon Bong-woo (volleyball), and Kim Ga-young (dangu). Lee Bae-young, a weightlifting advisor, gave a special lecture at the scholarship award ceremony, and Hwang Young-jo and Yoon Bong-woo also attended.

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Taein is a company that manufactures short circuit breakers and memory modules, and is a 'Sports Friendly' company that operates a 'Good Company that Grows Together'. Lee Sang-hyun, who took office as president of the Korean Hockey Association in 2021, served as vice president of the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games and 2024 Paris Olympics, and serves as vice president of the Korean Sports Association and adviser to the Olympic Research Center of Korea Sports University. After his grandfather Koo Tae-hoe, the late LS Cable Honorary Chairman (former chairman of the Korea Weightlifting Federation), and his father Lee In-jeong, chairman of the Asian Sanan Federation (former chairman of the Korea Mountain Federation), he became the first Korean sports organization to head a third Olympic event.

◇The 35th Taein Stadium Student List

1. Karate: Choi Ha-eun (Chiak High School) 2. Kendo: Lee Seong-jong (Gwacheon High School) 3. Gateball: Cho Dong-yeon (Male High School) 4. Modern Five Types: Shin Soo-min (Seoul Sports High School) 5. Basketball: Yang Jong-yoon (Kyesung High School) 6. Dang-gu: Park So-yul (Incheon Girls' High School) 7. Breaking: Lee Soo-in (Hyomyeong High School) 8. Rugby: Cho Jae-seung (Cheonan Ohseong High School) 9. Roller: Shim Eun-se (Chungnam Sports High School) 10. Baduk: Cho Eun-.Mountain: Lee Hak-jin (Incheon Yeil High School) 21. Sepak Takraw: Seo Ji-min (Sejong Mirae High School) 22. Wakeboard: Kim Seo-hoo (Incheon Shinhyeon High School) 23. Swimming: Kim Young-beom (Gangwon Sports High School) 24. Pin Swimming: Bae Freedom (Gyeonggi Sports High School) 25. Squash: Naju Young (Cheonan Wolbong High School) 26. Alpinsky: Lee Si-ho (Cheongju High School) 27. Ssireum: Kim Soo-young (Sangju Industrial High School) 28. Ice Hockey: Kim Won-jeong (Gyeongseong High School) 29. Archery: Kim Ki-beom (Gyeongbuk High.Jump rope: Seo Seung-min (Daegu Youngnam Technical High School) 39. Cheol-in 3 Types: Park Seo-eun (Cheonan Wolbong High School) 40. Gymnastics: Park Na-young (Gyeonggi Sports High School) 41. Soccer: Kim Dong-hwa (Yeongdeungpo Technical High School) 42. Canu: Kim Ji-woo (Wondeok High School) 43. Curling: Park Gun-woo (Uijeong High School) 44. Table tennis: Choi Na-hyun (Hosu-don Girls' High School) 45. Taek-gyeon: Function-in (Gonjiam High School) 46. Tennis: Kim Moo-bin (Seo Incheon High School) 47. Parag.Judo: Lee Hyun-ji (Namnyeong High School) 58. Table tennis: Choi Ji-wook (Great Advertising) 59. Fencing: Choi Hyuk-jun (Seoul Sports High School)

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