15-year-old Yang Da-sol hopes to revive horseback riding, the first two-time winner in the history of the Boys' Sports Festival!
May 26, 2025
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Yang Da-sol, who played for Seoul, won two gold medals in the 54th National Youth Sports Festival Obstacle Overpass and dressage held at Sangju International Riding Center in Gyeongsangbuk-do.
Yang Da-sol passed the preliminary round as fourth place in the first round of the steeplechase competition, the main event, on the 24th, and ran with 33.24 seconds without deduction due to her active game management. He proudly won the gold medal with a combined time of 68.54 seconds in 1-2 games. Jeong Yu-na (Sinchon Middle School, Yongin, Gyeonggi Province) and Nam Do-yoon (Gwanghyewon Middle School, Chungbuk) ranked 2-3rd.
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Yang Da-sol, who was 8th in the first competition and 13th in the second competition, flew to the second competition with a '2 gold medal' in the third competition. Kim Sung-soo, the coach of JB Stable, who is guiding Yang Da-sol, said, `"I rode really well enough to get goosebumps." He rode as well as the European players." "It is difficult to win a gold medal in both dressage, where calmness is important, and obstacle events that require dynamism. In the future, he gave special meaning to the Boys' Sports Festival 'Two-Winning Championships' will be a rare record that is difficult to come out. "Yang Da-sol's skills have grown rapidly through systematic training since last year. Within a year of training together, the height grew rapidly from 80 to 90 classes of obstacles to 130 classes. In the case of obstacle competition, it is more meaningful because it has grown together through young words and experiences." "The competition culminated with all the conditions, including the athlete's passion and hard work toward riding, the support of his parents, and his breathing with horses.", he commented.
In both events, Yang Da-sol and the horse's 'one-body'breath shone. Domestic horse 'Superstar', who won the gold medal in the steeplechase competition, collaborated with Yang Da-sol for the first time in three years since he worked with her at the age of six. The combination of the dressage gold medal 'Alphonso' has been honored with '3 consecutive wins in the Boys' Sports Festival since 2023 with its overwhelming performance.
Coach Kim said, "(Yang) Dasol is young, but he is a player who has no ups and downs, is calm, and is expected to have a bold future. He expressed his expectation, saying, "He has a strong will and is good at managing crises, so he has a very high potential for growth as an equestrian athlete."
Coach Kim then sang the hopes of Korean horseback riding through the Boys' Sports Festival. Since the so-called Choi Soon-sil incident, the image, application, and performance of Korea, which was an Asian equestrian powerhouse, have become difficult. However, seeing these athletes gives me hope that they can rise back to the riding power." "I was so proud of young junior athletes who cried with joy and were upset at the Boys' Sports Festival, and who really loved horseback riding and burned their passion, and I was naturally encouraged. The children are ready to do well. As a coach, as an adult, I saw hope that if we give these children space and time and do our part, Korea can rise back to the riding power."
Reporter Jeon Young-ji sky4us@sportschosun.com
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
