Korean Association of Athletics Federations Award 70 Million Won for Men's 400m Relay Team Set New Korean Record
Korean Association of Athletics Federations Award 70 Million Won for Men's 400m Relay Team Set New Korean Record
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The Korean Association of Athletics Federations awarded a total of 70 million won to the men's 400m relay team, which set three Korean records in three weeks.
The Korea Athletics Federation held a reward ceremony at Yecheon Stadium in Gyeongsangbuk-do, where the KBS Bae National Athletics Championship was held on the 5th.
In the men's 400m preliminary round of the 2025 World Relay Championships held in Guangzhou, China on May 10, Seo Min-joon (Seocheon County Office), Namadi Joeljin (Yecheon County Office), Lee Jae-sung, and Ko Seung-hwan (Gwangju Metropolitan City Hall) set a new Korean record of 38.56 seconds, and in the same competition's consolation match the next day, Seo Min-joon, Namadi Joeljin, Lee Jae-sung, and Lee Joon-hyuk (National Military Sports Unit) ran in order to break the Korean record with 38.55 seconds.
At the 2025 Asian Championships held in Gumi on May 31, he won the gold medal, setting a new Korean record of 38.49 seconds and a new competition record.
The Korean Association of Athletics Federations awarded a total of 50 million won to five members of the relay team (Seo Min-joon, Namadi Joeljin, Lee Jae-sung, Lee Joon-hyuk, and Go Seung-hwan), each of which is 10 million won. The leader's reward is 20 million won (50 percent for his coach and 50 percent for his coach).
The men's 4x100m relay team said, "It was an honor to be the first Korean track and field relay team to win a gold medal with a new competition record at the Gumi Asian Championships. "I'm grateful to receive a reward from the federation," he said. "I'll do my best for the rest of the year to compete in the men's 400m relay at the Tokyo World Championships in September."
The Korean men's relay team must pull its record to within 38.19 seconds by Aug. 24 to qualify for the Tokyo World Championships. 메이저놀이터
"The Federation wants to gradually expand and support the reward regulations for improving the performance of players," said Yuk Hyun-pyo, president of the Korea Athletics Federation. "We will support more players to perform well and perform meaningfully on the world stage in the future."