'Paris Paralympics ★ Badminton Learned by Yoo Soo-young'Korea Employment Agency for Disabled Persons"Visiting Badminton Classes' Popularity
Nov 29, 2024
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The wheelchair badminton team of the Korea Disabled Employment Corporation has been touring the country since the 18th, shortly after the National Sports Festival for the Disabled, and has conducted a 'Sports Experiential Disability Awareness Improvement Activity' with disabled trainees.
The wheelchair badminton team of the Korea Disabled Employment Corporation was launched in 2023 with two leaders and four players as the first disabled badminton business team in Korea under a public institution. It is a team of Yoo Soo-young, Kwon Hyun-ah, Jung Winter, and Jin Ki-beom, who are opening the future of sports for the disabled by taking the podium one after another at the Hangzhou Asian Games and the Paris Paralympics.
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Kim Ji-min, head of the awareness improvement department at the Korea Employment Agency for the Disabled, explained, "The corporation has established and operated the first public institution under the Ministry of Employment and Labor to use sports for the disabled. Trainees preparing for jobs have a meaningful time to meet business team athletes and Paralympic medalists to share their experiences and experience wheelchair badminton." "Based on the results of the pilot operation, we will consider using it as a sports experience-type disability awareness improvement education by expanding the target in the future." expressed his will.
A trainee who participated in the 'Visiting Badminton Classroom' participated in the 'Paris Paralympic Games' badminton silver medalist Yoo Soo-young and it was amazing and fun to experience it"I hope this traveling class will continue to operate" reported the wind.
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