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‘Blue Dragon’ is my strength Professional sports star dreams of a spectacular rise

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Athletes of the Year of the Dragon who will heat up the sports scene this year: Son Ah-seop, challenging for the most hits in his career, Park In-bee, running for IOC athlete committee election, Kim Yeon-kyung, this could be the last year of her career as an athlete


“The dragon, an imaginary animal, is a mysterious and strong image. “I also want to show that to my fans.”


Park Ji-hyun, a guard for women's professional basketball team Woori Bank, said, “As 2024 is the year of the dragon, I hope it will be a memorable year with good performances.” Park Ji-hyun was born in April 2000 and is a dragon. Ji-Hyun Park will participate in the 2023-2024 Women's Professional Basketball All-Star Game held on the 7th as the player with the most votes by fans.


In 2024, the Year of the Dragon, each of the players born in the year of the Dragon is dreaming of taking flight. Some athletes are attempting to achieve a record-breaking event or participate in their first Olympic Games, while others may be in their last year as an athlete.


Son Ah-seop


Son Ah-seop of NC professional baseball is expected to set a new record for the most hits in his career this year. Son Ah-seop won the batting title for the first time 17 years after his professional debut with a batting average of 0.339 last year and also ranked first with the most hits (187). Son Ah-seop, who had a total of 2,416 hits, left only 88 behind the record of Park Yong-taek (retired, 2,504 hits), the all-time leader in this category. Son Ah-seop has hit more than 150 hits for the past eight consecutive seasons. It seems that it will not be difficult for him to achieve the record as long as there are no injuries. Son Ah-seop was born in March 1988 and is a dragon. Hanwha's Noh Si-hwan attempts his first .300 batting average since his debut. Noh Si-hwan had the best year since his debut in 2019, winning the titles of home run king (31) and RBI king (101 runs) last season. However, his batting average was only 0.298, 0.002 short of .300. Noh Si-hwan was born in December 2000.


Inbee Park

‘Golf Empress’ Inbee Park is running for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) athlete committee. He is running for election as athlete commissioner during the Paris Olympics, which opens in July. Four out of 32 athlete committee candidates from each country are selected. Inbee Park is being mentioned as a strong candidate for election along with American track and field star Allison Felix (38). Inbee Park and her friend Ji-ae Shin are aiming to compete in her first Olympic Games. Shin Ji-ae, who has 64 wins in her professional career, including on her Korea-US-Japan tour, was once ranked No. 1 in the world, but never made it to the Olympics. Two players per country can participate in the Olympic women's golf, but up to four players can participate if they are ranked within the top 15 in the world. Shin Ji-ae is currently ranked 15th in the world. Inbee Park was born in July 1988, and Ji-ae Shin was born in April 1988.


Kim Yeon-kyung

For ‘Volleyball Empress’ Kim Yeon-kyung, this year may be the last year of her career as a player. Kim Yeon-kyung signed a one-year short-term contract with Heungkuk Life Insurance while contemplating whether to retire ahead of the 2023-2024 season. He retired from the national team after the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. Kim Yeon-kyung hopes more earnestly than anyone else for her team to win this year. The reason he decided to play for one more year at Heungkuk Life Insurance was because of his desire to win. Last season, Heungkuk Life Insurance took first place in the regular league, but ended up in second place, losing to Korea Expressway Corporation (third place) in the championship match. Kim Yeon-kyung was born in February 1988, after the Lunar New Year, making her the year of the dragon.


Cheongyong Lee


Seonhyung Kim

  • 2024 is the ‘Year of the Blue Dragon’. Professional soccer player Lee Cheong-yong of Ulsan also uses the Chinese character names 靑 (cheong) and 龍 (yong). This year, Lee Chung-yong dreams of Ulsan winning the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League and winning the K League 1 for the third time in a row. Lee Cheong-yong was born in July 1988. Kim Seon-hyung of professional basketball player SK is determined to regain the championship trophy he missed last season this year. Seonhyung Kim was born in July 1988.  스포츠토토맨
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