Hwaseong City Presents Prize Money to World Fencing Championships Silver Medalist

Hwaseong Mayor Chae In-seok presented prize money to Jung Jin-sun, an athlete from the city government's fencing team, and coaching staff who won silver medals at the World Fencing Championships in Kazan.

On the 28th, Hwaseong City met with Jung Jin-sun and coach Yang Dal-sik, who had returned from Kazan, Russia, at the City Hall reception room to encourage their training and achievements. Following the bronze medal at the London Olympics, Jung Jin-sun was presented with 10 million won in prize money for winning a silver medal at the World Championships, showcasing top-level performance.

Additionally, coach Yang Dal-sik and two coaching staff members who guided Jung to achieve excellent results were each awarded 5 million won in prize money.

Jung Jin-sun graduated from Banan Bio High School and began his athletic career as a member of the Hwaseong City Hall fencing team from 2002. As experience in major competitions such as the Olympics and World Championships accumulated, he has been evaluated as reaching peak performance.

Mayor Chae said, "We will substantively develop the dedicated fencing facility to be opened at the Hyangnam Comprehensive Sports Town next year with a total project cost of 4.3 billion won, and actively support athletes and aspiring young fencers to train in a good environment," urging him to dedicate himself to training.

Jung Jin-sun said, "I am grateful for the support and encouragement from Hwaseong citizens, and I will do my best as a senior athlete so that young fencers can maintain hope despite difficult circumstances."