Is there another company like this? Yoo Yeon-soo X Choi Yong-beom is the heart of BDH, a sportsman for the disabled

Dec 16, 2024

BDH Paras owner Bae Dong-hyun posed with Choi Yong-beom and Yoo Yeon-soo at the joining ceremony. Photo courtesy = Korea Sports Council for the Disabled

From left, Bae Dong-hyun, Chairman of the BDH Foundation, Jeong Jin-wan, Chairman of the Korea Sports Council for the Disabled, Yoo Yeon-soo, Choi Yong-beom, who joined the 'BDH Paras'

Photo provided by the Korea Sports Council for the Disabled

BDH Paras' squad and executives are shouting fighting. Photo courtesy = Korea Sports Council for the Disabled

"I was sad to see the news, but I'm so happy to be with you like this. "

Bae Dong-hyun, chairman of the BDH Foundation (Chairman of Changsung Group), smiled broadly at the recruitment of 'Dream Tree'. At the BDH Paras joining ceremony held at the Olympic Hall in Songpa-gu, Seoul on the 16th, Yoo Yeon-soo (26), a former goalkeeper of the K League 1 Jeju, and Choi Yong-beom (28), a former non-disabled canoeist, joined the disabled sports group BDH Paras. K League 1 Jeju goalkeeper Yoo Yeon-soo, who had a disability due to a drunk driving vehicle in October 2022, and canoeist Choi Yong-beom, who challenged the Paris Paralympics after losing his leg in a car accident in May last year, continued his dream of the Paralympics with strong support from the BDH Foundation. The scene where BDH Paras, who is serious about sports for the disabled, embraced the dreamers of the future of the Korean Paralympic Games and promised generous support was impressive. Chairman Bae, who founded the Nordic Ski Business Team ahead of the 2015 PyeongChang Paralympics, and led Shin Eui-hyun's first-ever gold medal history, remained unwavering. Chairman Chung Jin-wan of the Korea Sports Association for the Disabled, Secretary-General Yang Choong-yeon, BDH Paras' No. 1 player and 'Pyeongchang Gold Medalist' Chairman Shin Eui-hyun, BDH Foundation executives and athletes' families attended the joining ceremony to applaud the new challenge.

Bae Dong-hyun, chairman of the board of directors and owner of the BDH Paras, said, `It is meaningful and overwhelming to welcome a new family. I'm happier than ever to have these two great players." "It is a great honor and blessing to have Choi Yong-beom, who participated in the Paris Paralympic squad with me, Yoo Yeon-soo, who played an excellent role in Jeju in the K-League, and these excellent and wonderful players." Chairman Bae then recalled the initial intention of that day nine years ago. "I remember the first day I founded the Nordic Ski Team nine years ago ahead of the PyeongChang Paralympics."Shin Eui-hyun, the first player in Chang Sung Construction, became the first gold medalist ever at the PyeongChang Paralympics and is now performing a lot for the athletes as the chairman of the athletes' committee." I'm rooting for your challenges and dreams," he said with a thumbs up.

BDH Paras No. 1 Pyeongchang gold medalist Shin Eui-hyun, 'new employees', Yoo Yeon-soo, and Choi Yong-beom gathered in a heart pose.

After the joining ceremony, Chairman Bae smiled saying, `I was sorry to hear the news of Yoo Yeon-soo, but I'm really happy to be with you like this.' In the case of Choi Yong-beom, he also decided to recruit Choi after hearing from Chung Jin-wan, chairman of the Korea Sports Association for the Disabled, that `there is no business team to support Choi Yong-beom who cheered for him with a burst of voice at the Paris Paralympics.' Along with Shin Eui-hyun, he opened the way for him to challenge not only the Paracanu but also the Nordic skiing in the Winter. Yoo Yeon-soo became a member of the BDH Paras shooting team, which is coached by Jang Sung-won, former national shooting team coach, and includes gold medalists such as Cho Jung-doo. Yoo Yeon-soo and Choi Yong-beom said, `We respect Chairman Bae's quick restart of sports after getting hurt, and now we just have to focus on exercise. Thank you very much." In an era when companies' support for sports has sharply declined, the constant support, sincerity, and sincerity that Bae Dong-hyun, the young CEO of Sports for the Disabled, has continued for nearly a decade at the Korean sports scene where the value of sports has fallen to the bottom is all the more valuable.

Chung Jin-wan, chairman of the Korea Sports Council for the Disabled, said "I hope there will be more companies like Chang Sung Group." Through this good example, I hope that more companies will participate in supporting and supporting disabled athletes" reported the wind.

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