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National Sports and Cultural Festivals in Jeju

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The 107th National Sports Festival is currently underway in Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, running from the 16th to the 22nd. This marks the first time the province has hosted the event in 12 years. The festival involves approximately 30,000 participants, consisting of 20,000 athletes and 10,000 officials, competing across 74 venues and 50 disciplines, including the demonstration sport, Jiu-Jitsu. As competition continues, several standout performances have emerged. In judo, Lee Jun-hwan (Pohang City Hall) secured the men’s -81kg title despite knee injuries, while Heo Mi-mi (Gyeongbuk Sports Council) earned her fifth consecutive national title in the women’s -57kg category. Other notable judo successes include Kim Ha-yun’s third consecutive win in the women’s +78kg category, alongside victories by Kim Min-jong, An Jae-hong, and the Yonsei University team. In modern pentathlon, Asian Games gold medalist Jeon Woong-tae claimed his third consecutive victory in the men’s 4-event competition, and Seong Seung-min won the women’s individual event. The Incheon Modern Pentathlon team also secured gold in the men’s 4-event team category, marking their fifth consecutive victory. ~~Jeju’s local athletes have found success~~ Recent updates highlight significant achievements in ~~swimming~~ track and ~~diving,~~ field, where Kim Ji-min of the Yeongju City Hall athletics team secured a silver medal in the women's javelin throw with a final throw of 53.07m. The Jeju delegation continues to perform strongly; Lee ~~Ju-ho, An Se-hyeon, and Moon Na-yun all securing~~ Ju-ho of Seogwipo City Hall won gold ~~medals. In shooting, Choi Ye-in has set new junior and tournament records~~ in the ~~women’s under-18 air rifle events. Additionally, the Saenggeo Jincheon RUN Jokgu Team~~ men's 100m backstroke, Lee Ye-ju claimed two gold medals in diving, and Kwak Yu-ju won ~~the inaugural national championship for jokgu, while~~ gold in the ~~Chungbuk delegation has performed strongly~~ women's under 63kg judo category. Successes have also been noted in ~~wushu, shooting,~~ swimming, tennis, archery, boxing, taekwondo, and ~~roller sports.~~ wrestling. Running ~~concurrently with the sports event,~~ concurrently, the 65th Tamna Cultural Festival commenced on October 17 and will run through October ~~21. Under~~ 21 under the theme ‘Breath of Tamna, Passion of the Sports Festival, United ~~Jeju,’ the cultural festival opened with a parade of approximately 1,700 participants.~~ Jeju.’

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