Athletics Federation pays 334 million won in rewards for Asian Championship medals and new records
Jun 23, 2025
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The Korean Association of Athletics Federations held a reward ceremony at Jeongseon Sports Complex in Gangwon Province on the 23rd. South Korea won two gold medals (men's high jump Woo Sang-hyuk, men's 400m relay Seo Min-joon, Namadi Joel-jin, Lee Jae-sung and Lee Joon-hyuk) and one silver (men's 1,500m Lee Jae-woong) and one bronze (men's triple jump Woo Kyu-min) at the 2025 Asian Championships in Gumi last month. She set four Korean records in the men's 400m relay, the women's 400m relay (Lee Eun-bin, Kang Da-seul, Kim So-eun, Kim Dae-eun), the mixed 1,600m relay (Kim Joo-ha, Joo Seung-kyun, Kim Seo-yoon, and Shin Min-gyu), and the women's 3,000m obstacle (Cho Ha-rim).
The Korean Association of Athletics Federations gave them a reward and encouraged them. The Korean Association of Athletics Federations "The total amount paid at today's award ceremony is 334 million won. As of 2025, the total amount paid to athletes who have won medals in international competitions or broken Korean records (including Korean records for each category) in domestic and international competitions has reached 570 million won. "This is a significant increase compared to the annual average reward of 120 million won paid in the last 10 years (2015-2024)." The men's 400m relay team received a reward for a new Korean record on the 5th, and only received a gold medal on that day.
Through the Korean Association of Athletics Federations, Namadi Joeljin said, `I am so grateful to have produced good results and even received rewards with the help of many people.' `I sincerely thank everyone for their support in the training. I'll do my best to get a better record" he said.
Yuk Hyun-pyo, president of the Korea Association of Athletics Federations, said "We will expand the number of events and scale to encourage athletes and leaders, and continue to support them."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
