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Going for two wins at the Doosan E&C We've Championship, the KLPGA Tour's domestic season opener on Thursday
"I have been working hard for 10 years to be able to play on the KLPGA Tour, and I will continue to do so."
Park, 28, vowed to go into the Doosan E&C We've Championship (KRW 1.2 billion in prize money, KRW 216 million for the winner), the opening event of the 2024 season on the Korean Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) Tour, with a renewed determination. She missed the cut at the Hana Financial Group Singapore Women's Open on Oct. 10 and tied for 13th at the Blue Canyon Ladies Championship on Oct. 17. After a bitter taste of disappointment, Park is eager to win her second title at a tournament organized by Doosan E&C, the company that believes in her and sponsors her.
She is in her 10th year on the KLPGA Tour. Korean women's golf is full of promising talent, but few rookies have emerged in the spotlight like Park, who won the gold medal in the women's individual event at the 2014 Incheon Asian Games and was ranked No. 1 in the 2015 KLPGA Tour seeding event that year. It wasn't quite what the world expected, but as she says, she fought hard. Four years after her debut and in her 106th tournament, she burst into tears after coming from eight shots down to win the SK networks Seoul Economic Ladies Classic. In 2021, she was ranked 69th on the money list and had to play the "seeding from hell" for the first time in her career, but she survived. He rebounded to No. 45 on the money list in 2022 and No. 26 on the money list in 2023.
Park worked intensely with coach Ahn Sung-hyun in the U.S. during his winter training, except for "just time to eat." He changed his grip. 안전놀이터 추천 He switched from a wicked grip to a strong grip to create more consistency in his swing. He analyzed that his frequent mistakes of pulling to the left were caused by leaving the club slightly open. The idea was to control the swing by holding the axis of the swing and reducing unnecessary body movement. It was an adventure to change the structure of her swing that she had been practicing for a long time. "Most of the rookies coming into the KLPGA Tour are long and precise, so you can't survive if you don't change," Park said.
Coach Ahn Sung-hyun said, "Park is a very hardworking player with a big heart, despite her seemingly soft appearance," and added, "She has the confidence that she can win this year."
Doosan E&C's We've Golf Team, of which Park is a member, has chosen five essentials (Have, Live, Love, Save, and Solve) to promote the excellence of We've and its five meanings. They connect their personality and charm with the essentials. Yoo Hyun Joo chose "Have," a space that she wants to have, Lee Hyun Joo chose "Live," a space that brings her joy, Park Geun Beom chose "Love," a space that brings her love and happiness, Kim Min Sol chose "Save," and Lim Hee Jung chose "Solve," a space that solves problems in her life.
Park said, "I've been loved by many people over the past 10 years, and I want to repay that love through my hard work and dedication to golf."
"I have been working hard for 10 years to be able to play on the KLPGA Tour, and I will continue to do so."
Park, 28, vowed to go into the Doosan E&C We've Championship (KRW 1.2 billion in prize money, KRW 216 million for the winner), the opening event of the 2024 season on the Korean Ladies Professional Golf Association (KLPGA) Tour, with a renewed determination. She missed the cut at the Hana Financial Group Singapore Women's Open on Oct. 10 and tied for 13th at the Blue Canyon Ladies Championship on Oct. 17. After a bitter taste of disappointment, Park is eager to win her second title at a tournament organized by Doosan E&C, the company that believes in her and sponsors her.
She is in her 10th year on the KLPGA Tour. Korean women's golf is full of promising talent, but few rookies have emerged in the spotlight like Park, who won the gold medal in the women's individual event at the 2014 Incheon Asian Games and was ranked No. 1 in the 2015 KLPGA Tour seeding event that year. It wasn't quite what the world expected, but as she says, she fought hard. Four years after her debut and in her 106th tournament, she burst into tears after coming from eight shots down to win the SK networks Seoul Economic Ladies Classic. In 2021, she was ranked 69th on the money list and had to play the "seeding from hell" for the first time in her career, but she survived. He rebounded to No. 45 on the money list in 2022 and No. 26 on the money list in 2023.
Park worked intensely with coach Ahn Sung-hyun in the U.S. during his winter training, except for "just time to eat." He changed his grip. 안전놀이터 추천 He switched from a wicked grip to a strong grip to create more consistency in his swing. He analyzed that his frequent mistakes of pulling to the left were caused by leaving the club slightly open. The idea was to control the swing by holding the axis of the swing and reducing unnecessary body movement. It was an adventure to change the structure of her swing that she had been practicing for a long time. "Most of the rookies coming into the KLPGA Tour are long and precise, so you can't survive if you don't change," Park said.
Coach Ahn Sung-hyun said, "Park is a very hardworking player with a big heart, despite her seemingly soft appearance," and added, "She has the confidence that she can win this year."
Doosan E&C's We've Golf Team, of which Park is a member, has chosen five essentials (Have, Live, Love, Save, and Solve) to promote the excellence of We've and its five meanings. They connect their personality and charm with the essentials. Yoo Hyun Joo chose "Have," a space that she wants to have, Lee Hyun Joo chose "Live," a space that brings her joy, Park Geun Beom chose "Love," a space that brings her love and happiness, Kim Min Sol chose "Save," and Lim Hee Jung chose "Solve," a space that solves problems in her life.
Park said, "I've been loved by many people over the past 10 years, and I want to repay that love through my hard work and dedication to golf."
Speedskater Kim Min-sun (25, Government of Korea) and alpine skier Choi Sa-ra (21, Korea National Gymnastics University) were named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) for January and February, respectively, at the 2024 MBN Women's Sports Awards.
The new "Ice Queen" Kim Min-sun clocked 1:13.42 in the second race of the women's 1,000-meter race at the fifth edition of the International Ice Skating Union (ISU) Speedskating World Cup 2023-2024 at the Utah Olympic Oval in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, in January. The time was a full 10 seconds faster than the previous South Korean record of 1:13.66, set by Lee in September 2013 at the Pole Classic in Canada, and faster than her personal best of 1:13.79 set in December 2022. Kim finished the season ranked second in the women's 500 meters on the World Cup Series with three gold, two silver and one bronze medals from the third through sixth World Cup Series events.
"I think breaking the Korean record means the most to me," said Kim, "I have a lot of goals, but I feel like I'm one step closer to challenging the world record with Sanghwa, so I have bigger goals and I have more confidence that I can do it again. I will be training to improve my power from last season. I'm looking forward to next season as I've made progress in the start area, which is what I was aiming for."
Choi Sa-ra (visually impaired - guide Normal Hyun), who was the youngest national alpine skier to compete at the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, beat her twin sister Choi Gil-ra to first place in the women's alpine ski slalom at the Winter Games in February with a time of 1 minute, 14.99 seconds. 안전놀이터 It was her second consecutive Winter Games double, and in January, she won the downhill and super giant slalom at the FIS Para Alpine Skiing World Cup Cortina 2024.
"This is the first time I've won a medal at the World Championships and finished first at the World Cup," Choi said of her win, adding that it gave her confidence. "I'm aiming for a medal at next year's World Championships and the 2026 Winter Paralympics in Milan," she added.
The MBN Women's Sports Awards judging committee said, "Kim Min-sun is a speedskating ace and has been highly praised for her overwhelming performance this season, and Choi Sa-ra has been interested in skiing since she joined the PyeongChang Dream Program in 2014 at the age of 11 and won the national championships in her first two years of skiing," and added, "We look forward to seeing her perform well at the 2026 Winter Paralympic Games in Milan."
Meanwhile, the MBN Women's Sports Awards was established in 2012 to promote women's sports and encourage female athletes in Korea. Every month, athletes who have shined in Korean women's sports are selected as monthly MVPs and awarded, and at the end of the year, a comprehensive award ceremony is held in December, inviting athletes who have contributed to raising the status of Korean women's sports throughout the year.
The new "Ice Queen" Kim Min-sun clocked 1:13.42 in the second race of the women's 1,000-meter race at the fifth edition of the International Ice Skating Union (ISU) Speedskating World Cup 2023-2024 at the Utah Olympic Oval in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, in January. The time was a full 10 seconds faster than the previous South Korean record of 1:13.66, set by Lee in September 2013 at the Pole Classic in Canada, and faster than her personal best of 1:13.79 set in December 2022. Kim finished the season ranked second in the women's 500 meters on the World Cup Series with three gold, two silver and one bronze medals from the third through sixth World Cup Series events.
"I think breaking the Korean record means the most to me," said Kim, "I have a lot of goals, but I feel like I'm one step closer to challenging the world record with Sanghwa, so I have bigger goals and I have more confidence that I can do it again. I will be training to improve my power from last season. I'm looking forward to next season as I've made progress in the start area, which is what I was aiming for."
Choi Sa-ra (visually impaired - guide Normal Hyun), who was the youngest national alpine skier to compete at the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, beat her twin sister Choi Gil-ra to first place in the women's alpine ski slalom at the Winter Games in February with a time of 1 minute, 14.99 seconds. 안전놀이터 It was her second consecutive Winter Games double, and in January, she won the downhill and super giant slalom at the FIS Para Alpine Skiing World Cup Cortina 2024.
"This is the first time I've won a medal at the World Championships and finished first at the World Cup," Choi said of her win, adding that it gave her confidence. "I'm aiming for a medal at next year's World Championships and the 2026 Winter Paralympics in Milan," she added.
The MBN Women's Sports Awards judging committee said, "Kim Min-sun is a speedskating ace and has been highly praised for her overwhelming performance this season, and Choi Sa-ra has been interested in skiing since she joined the PyeongChang Dream Program in 2014 at the age of 11 and won the national championships in her first two years of skiing," and added, "We look forward to seeing her perform well at the 2026 Winter Paralympic Games in Milan."
Meanwhile, the MBN Women's Sports Awards was established in 2012 to promote women's sports and encourage female athletes in Korea. Every month, athletes who have shined in Korean women's sports are selected as monthly MVPs and awarded, and at the end of the year, a comprehensive award ceremony is held in December, inviting athletes who have contributed to raising the status of Korean women's sports throughout the year.
The de facto next title challenger in the UFC women's flyweight division (56.7 kilograms) will be decided.
No. 2 ranked Erin Blanchfield (USA) and No. 3 ranked Manon Fioreau (France) will square off in the main event of UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fioreau on Nov. 31 at Broadway Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA.
Both fighters have already stacked the deck for a title shot. Blanchfield is riding a nine-fight win streak (six straight in the UFC), while Fiorano is riding a 10-fight win streak (six straight in the UFC). However, the road to the title fight was bogged down when champion Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko fought back-to-back.
Both fighters are convinced that this is the fight that will decide the title challenger. "This has to be a title shot," Blanchfield said at the media day on Nov. 28, "I think if I win this fight, I'm going to get a title shot," she said emphatically.
"I think I should have gotten two title fights already, but life is what it is," said Fiorano. "I believe my next fight will be a title shot. I know the UFC needs to make a third fight between Grasso and Shevchenko, so I'll wait and see."
In terms of fighting styles, it's a clash of jiu-jitsu and karate. 카지노사이트 Blanchfield began studying jiu-jitsu at age 7 and earned his black belt in 2020. Fioreau has been practicing karate since the age of 7 and became a black belt at 18. He has since dabbled in kickboxing and Muay Thai, winning several competitions.
"I knew what Blanchfield was going to do. She's going to come in close and try to take me to the ground," he said, adding, "I'm ready and I'm not afraid."
Blanchfield added: "Fioro has long limbs. I've been working on my strategy for months. I think I'm incredibly well prepared," he exclaimed.
The co-main event will feature a hotly contested striking battle. UFC welterweight No. 11 Vicente Luque (32/Brazil/USA) will face Wakin Buckley (29/USA), who is known for his taekwondo kicks.
Luque has been practicing karate since the age of three and is also trained in Muay Thai. Eleven of his 22 wins have come by (T)KO. Buckley has not formally studied taekwondo, but he picked up his kicks from watching videos, most notably a jumping spinning back kick KO against Impa Kasanganai in 2020. Twelve of his 17 wins have been by (T)KO.
A black belt in jiu-jitsu, Luke can also grapple if his striking game doesn't work out. He is also very decisive, with eight submission victories.
The main card of "UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fioro" will air live on March 31 on tvN SPORTS and TVING.
No. 2 ranked Erin Blanchfield (USA) and No. 3 ranked Manon Fioreau (France) will square off in the main event of UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fioreau on Nov. 31 at Broadway Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA.
Both fighters have already stacked the deck for a title shot. Blanchfield is riding a nine-fight win streak (six straight in the UFC), while Fiorano is riding a 10-fight win streak (six straight in the UFC). However, the road to the title fight was bogged down when champion Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko fought back-to-back.
Both fighters are convinced that this is the fight that will decide the title challenger. "This has to be a title shot," Blanchfield said at the media day on Nov. 28, "I think if I win this fight, I'm going to get a title shot," she said emphatically.
"I think I should have gotten two title fights already, but life is what it is," said Fiorano. "I believe my next fight will be a title shot. I know the UFC needs to make a third fight between Grasso and Shevchenko, so I'll wait and see."
In terms of fighting styles, it's a clash of jiu-jitsu and karate. 카지노사이트 Blanchfield began studying jiu-jitsu at age 7 and earned his black belt in 2020. Fioreau has been practicing karate since the age of 7 and became a black belt at 18. He has since dabbled in kickboxing and Muay Thai, winning several competitions.
"I knew what Blanchfield was going to do. She's going to come in close and try to take me to the ground," he said, adding, "I'm ready and I'm not afraid."
Blanchfield added: "Fioro has long limbs. I've been working on my strategy for months. I think I'm incredibly well prepared," he exclaimed.
The co-main event will feature a hotly contested striking battle. UFC welterweight No. 11 Vicente Luque (32/Brazil/USA) will face Wakin Buckley (29/USA), who is known for his taekwondo kicks.
Luque has been practicing karate since the age of three and is also trained in Muay Thai. Eleven of his 22 wins have come by (T)KO. Buckley has not formally studied taekwondo, but he picked up his kicks from watching videos, most notably a jumping spinning back kick KO against Impa Kasanganai in 2020. Twelve of his 17 wins have been by (T)KO.
A black belt in jiu-jitsu, Luke can also grapple if his striking game doesn't work out. He is also very decisive, with eight submission victories.
The main card of "UFC Fight Night: Blanchfield vs. Fioro" will air live on March 31 on tvN SPORTS and TVING.
The Kolon Leg Marathon, a nursery for marathon dreamers, is celebrating its 40th anniversary. The Kolon Leg Marathon, which has produced Korea's leading marathoners such as Hwang Young-jo, Lee Bong-joo, and Ji Young-joon, will be held on the 30th on the marathon-certified course (42.195 kilometers) in Gyeongju city. The opening ceremony will be held at the Kolon Hotel in Gyeongju on the 29th, the day before the main event.
With the aim of fostering excellent marathon runners, the Kolon Group has been expanding the scope of Korean athletics since 1985, when it started holding the National Boys' and Girls' High School Intermediate Marathon, and in 2006, it established a secondary school competition. The Kolon Leg Marathon has become one of the most prestigious competitions for aspiring athletes, offering the highest prize money in Korea's middle and high school track and field competitions, as well as all-expenses paid for accommodation and transportation.
Now in its 40th year, the Kolon Intermediate Marathon has produced some of Korea's top marathon stars. Hwang Young-jo, a gold medalist at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, and Lee Bong-joo, a silver medalist at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, are two of the most famous Korean marathon alumni. Ji Young-joon, the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games gold medalist, and Korean marathon hopeful Park Min-ho have also competed in the event. In total, the race has produced 27 Korean and international champions. The history of the Korean marathon is the history of the Kolon Leg Marathon.
This year, 21 high school teams (13 males, 8 females) and 23 secondary school teams (16 males, 7 females), including last year's men's and women's high school winners Bae Moon High School and Seoul Shinjeong High School, will compete. Defending champions Bamun High School, Gyeonggi Cheongdo High School, and Seoul Cheongdo High School are the favorites to win the high school men's title. 바카라사이트 For the high school girls, Seoul Shinjeong High School, which is looking to win its second consecutive title, and traditional powerhouses Gyeonggi Cheongchego and Yeongcheon Seongnam High School are the favorites. Seongbo Middle and Chungbuk Youngdong Middle are the favorites in the secondary school boys' race, while Yeongcheon Seongnam Girls' Middle and Shinjeong Girls' Middle are the favorites in the girls' race.
The high school race will be held on the full 42.195-kilometer marathon course. Six runners per team will run in a relay, and their individual times will be summed up to determine the ranking. In the secondary school division, four runners per team will run 15 kilometers in consecutive legs to determine the winners.
The winning male and female high school teams will receive a total of 44 million won, including 10 million won each, and the winning male and female secondary school teams will receive a total of 25 million won, including 5 million won each. This is the highest level of prize money in Korea for middle and high school athletes. In addition, teams that break records, such as the tournament record and the Korean men's marathon record (2 hours, 7 minutes, 20 seconds), will receive a total of 135 million won in prize money, as well as record-breaking rewards.
In particular, the 'Run Crew Division' will be added as an official category to the general marathon club competition, which was established last year. The number of participating crews will also be expanded from 10 last year to 15 this year, and participants in the Run Crew category will receive various supplies and prizes totaling 6 million won. In the future, we plan to continue to expand the Run Crew division and develop the Kolon Leg Marathon into a relay marathon festival.
The Kolon Leg Marathon is co-organized by Chosun Ilbo, the Korea Athletics Federation, KBS, and Kolon. During the event, the official website will offer small souvenirs to those who guess the male and female winners. The race will be broadcast live nationwide on KBS1TV from 9:30 a.m. on the 30th.
With the aim of fostering excellent marathon runners, the Kolon Group has been expanding the scope of Korean athletics since 1985, when it started holding the National Boys' and Girls' High School Intermediate Marathon, and in 2006, it established a secondary school competition. The Kolon Leg Marathon has become one of the most prestigious competitions for aspiring athletes, offering the highest prize money in Korea's middle and high school track and field competitions, as well as all-expenses paid for accommodation and transportation.
Now in its 40th year, the Kolon Intermediate Marathon has produced some of Korea's top marathon stars. Hwang Young-jo, a gold medalist at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, and Lee Bong-joo, a silver medalist at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, are two of the most famous Korean marathon alumni. Ji Young-joon, the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games gold medalist, and Korean marathon hopeful Park Min-ho have also competed in the event. In total, the race has produced 27 Korean and international champions. The history of the Korean marathon is the history of the Kolon Leg Marathon.
This year, 21 high school teams (13 males, 8 females) and 23 secondary school teams (16 males, 7 females), including last year's men's and women's high school winners Bae Moon High School and Seoul Shinjeong High School, will compete. Defending champions Bamun High School, Gyeonggi Cheongdo High School, and Seoul Cheongdo High School are the favorites to win the high school men's title. 바카라사이트 For the high school girls, Seoul Shinjeong High School, which is looking to win its second consecutive title, and traditional powerhouses Gyeonggi Cheongchego and Yeongcheon Seongnam High School are the favorites. Seongbo Middle and Chungbuk Youngdong Middle are the favorites in the secondary school boys' race, while Yeongcheon Seongnam Girls' Middle and Shinjeong Girls' Middle are the favorites in the girls' race.
The high school race will be held on the full 42.195-kilometer marathon course. Six runners per team will run in a relay, and their individual times will be summed up to determine the ranking. In the secondary school division, four runners per team will run 15 kilometers in consecutive legs to determine the winners.
The winning male and female high school teams will receive a total of 44 million won, including 10 million won each, and the winning male and female secondary school teams will receive a total of 25 million won, including 5 million won each. This is the highest level of prize money in Korea for middle and high school athletes. In addition, teams that break records, such as the tournament record and the Korean men's marathon record (2 hours, 7 minutes, 20 seconds), will receive a total of 135 million won in prize money, as well as record-breaking rewards.
In particular, the 'Run Crew Division' will be added as an official category to the general marathon club competition, which was established last year. The number of participating crews will also be expanded from 10 last year to 15 this year, and participants in the Run Crew category will receive various supplies and prizes totaling 6 million won. In the future, we plan to continue to expand the Run Crew division and develop the Kolon Leg Marathon into a relay marathon festival.
The Kolon Leg Marathon is co-organized by Chosun Ilbo, the Korea Athletics Federation, KBS, and Kolon. During the event, the official website will offer small souvenirs to those who guess the male and female winners. The race will be broadcast live nationwide on KBS1TV from 9:30 a.m. on the 30th.