National Sports Museum Sports Star Donation Relay Participates in Paralympic Shooting Legend Kim Im-yeon
Jul 23, 2025
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From Barcelona in 1992 to Beijing in 2008, Kim won five gold medals, three silver medals and one bronze medal in five consecutive Paralympics appearances. In particular, he is a legend of Paralympic shooting, winning three consecutive Paralympic games with world records from 1992 to 2000.
Kim Im-yeon, who participated in the 'Sports Star Donation Relay', donated a total of 134 collections to the National Sports Museum, including nine medals won at the Paralympics, including the gold medal at the Barcelona Paralympics, five shooting training journals recorded as athletes, and a certificate of world records at the time of the 2002 World Paralympic Games (IPC).
"I hope that the collections used during my active days will contribute a little to the succession of Korean sports history and spirit through the National Sports Museum," Kim Im-yeon said. "I hope this donation relay will serve as an opportunity to promote the opening of the museum along with the development of sports for the disabled."
Prior to the opening of the National Sports Museum in the second half of 2026, the National Sports Museum is conducting a 'Sports Star Donation Relay' such as Jang Mi-ran (second vice minister of culture) in May and Choi Min-jeong (short track) in June to raise public interest in sports artifacts. For more information, check out the National Sports Museum's YouTube and Instagram channels.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
