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Kang Ho-seok, the national squash team coach, won the Grand Excellence Award at the Korean Squash Federation 'Squash In Awards'2024. In addition, Lee Min-woo, Heo Min-kyung, the No. 1 men's and women's rankings in 2024, and the runner-up team of the World Squash Junior Championship (Kim Gun, Naju Young, Ryu Jung-wook, and Oh Seo-jin) won the Most Valuable Player Award.
On the 2nd, the Korea Squash Federation held the 'Squashin Awards Ceremony that Shined the Year of 2024' in the conference room of the Korean Sports Association at the Olympic Hall in Songpa-gu, Seoul, and awarded the national team coach Kang Ho-seok the Grand Prize for merit. Coach Kang has been leading the youth team and the national team for 20 years since his retirement from the national team, training outstanding players. In particular, he led the growth of Naju Young, who finished second in the individual and team events at the World Squash Junior Championships last year, improving national performance and strengthening international competitiveness.Kang, who works as the president of the National Council of Leaders, has been striving to improve the rights and interests of leaders, develop scientific training methods, and enhance the status of squash sports with his affinity and leadership, and voiced his voice as a teacher in improving the system, including the minimum education system and adjusting the number of days allowed for student athletes. Squash, which was adopted as an official event for the 2028 LA Olympics, has been on its feet to improve the training environment. It also contributed to the establishment of a systematic player development system by leading the establishment of a national squash team candidate and a youth team in cooperation with the Korean Sports Council. After winning the award, coach Kang Ho-seok said, `We will continue to do our best to train and grow our players and leaders in a better environment" expressed his feelings.
At the awards ceremony, squash aces, who shone through the year of 2024, were also honored. Lee Min-woo, Heo Min-kyung, the No. 1 men's and women's rankings in 2024, and Kim Gun, Naju Young, Ryu Jung-wook, and Oh Seo-jin, the runner-up members of the World Squash Junior Championship, received the best player award side by side.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
