First trip to the Olympic Stadium in Milan! Korea Wheelchair Curling League National Team Selection Open
Apr 07, 2025
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The competition, which marks its fourth year this year, will be held at the Icheon Training Center and Gangneung Curling Center of the Korea Sports Association for the Disabled from the 7th to the 25th, and a total of 10 teams will participate in the Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province Sports Association, Gyeonggi-do Sports Association for the Disabled, Daejeon Black Hole, Veterans, Seoul Metropolitan Government, Incheon Evergreen, Jeollanam-do, Jeonbuk Wheelchair Curling, Changwon City Hall, and Chungbuk Disabled Curling Association. This year's league consists of mixed wheelchair curling quartet and mixed double (mixed quartet), and mixed quartet species competition will be held first. It's not just a league. It is an important quarter competition linked to the selection of the national team for the 2026 Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo Winter Paralympics, less than a year later, and the Paralympic team will be determined according to the results of the competition.
After the no-medal of the Beijing Paralympic Games, the ambitious launch of the Korea Wheelchair Curling League aimed at a Paralympic medal four years later by Yoon Kyung-sun, president of the Korea Wheelchair Curling Association, has led to rapid achievements on the international stage over the past three years, including the gold medal at the mixed-double world championships and the silver medal for mixed four players. Like non-disabled archery, each team's power has soared to the point that the national team's selection league is more fierce than international competitions. As it is a competition that will determine the trip to the Paralympics, it is expected to show more sophisticated power and teamwork through fierce competition and detailed analysis.
In particular, HICORE Co., Ltd. has sponsored the league as a title sponsor for the second consecutive year. High Core Co., Ltd. continues to actively pay attention and support to help Korean wheelchair curling players perform at their best in the best environment.
Yoon Kyung-sun, president of the Korea Wheelchair Curling Association, said, "'High Core Bae Korea Wheelchair Curling League will be an important challenge for wheelchair curling athletes in Korea in 2025' and added, "'We will do our best to support our athletes to display their best skills ahead of the Paralympics next year.'" conveyed his will.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
