In Daejeon, there is Sungsimdang and World Spencer Oh Sang-wook Street
Feb 28, 2025
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The Dong-gu Office of Daejeon signed an MOU with Oh Sang-wook on the 27th and announced that it will create a 'Oh Sang-wook Street' in Daehak-ro, Daejeon, Oh's alma mater. While commemorating Oh Sang-wook's achievements in Korean sports history, it is hoped that he will become a new attraction to commemorate Oh's spirit of challenge and achievement and create with Daejeon citizens.
Park Hee-jo, head of Dong-gu District Office, Oh Sang-wook, and officials from Brion Company, attended the signing ceremony to hold detailed discussions on the creation of "Oh Sang-wook Street". The Dong-gu Office in Daejeon plans to give the name of an honorary road in May after going through administrative procedures in the future.
The street will be created as a space where citizens can directly experience the emotion and value of sports, and will also contribute to revitalizing local commercial districts through various events and festivals. In particular, sculptures containing Oh Sang-wook's footsteps were installed throughout the streets, and through promotional marketing, the "Oh Sang-wook spirit" was inherited, and Messi Oh Sang-wook of hope and challenge through sports said, "Daejeon is the most precious place for me and the starting point of my dream. I can't believe and feel honored to have a street named after me like this." "We sincerely thank the citizens of Daejeon for providing this opportunity. I will do my best to shine Korean fencing" expressed his determination.
Oh Sang-wook is a world-class fencing star from Daejeon. He is the world's strongest ace in the active men's sabre, winning individual and team grand slams for the first time as an Asian player by sweeping the individual title at the 2019 World Championships, the team gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, the individual and team gold medals at the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games, and the individual and team gold medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Reporter Jeon Young-ji sky4us@sportschosun.com
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
