Seung-min Sung wins Paris bronze, modern pentathlon 'Female Athlete of the Year' and more

Seung-min Sung wins Paris bronze, modern pentathlon 'Female Athlete of the Year' and more

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Seong Seung-min (21-Korea Gymnastics), the first Asian woman to win a medal at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, has won a triple gold medal from the International Modern Pentathlon Federation (UIPM), including being named Female Athlete of the Year.

Seong was named the 2024 Female Athlete of the Year in the senior category at the 73rd UIPM Congress in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday (Nov. 16).

She was also named the Junior Female Athlete of the Year, making it a three-peat for the athlete, who also won the Fair Play Award.

Seung-min punched her ticket to Paris by becoming the first Korean woman to win gold at the World Championships in China in June.

In the individual laser run (shooting + athletics) event, 카지노사이트 she was applauded for reaching out to help Hungarian athlete Blanker Guzi, who nearly fell before the finish line.

The gesture earned him a Fair Play Award from the UIPM, the Korean Modern Pentathlon Federation said.

She went on to win a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics, becoming the first Asian woman to stand on the podium.

“I will take it as a sign to work harder in the future,” Sung said in a statement from the KFA, adding that she will do her best for the 2026 Aichi and Nagoya Asian Games and the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

The world No. 1 was also selected as the No. 1 at the national selection trials for the 2025 season in Mungyeong, Gyeongbuk, on Aug. 8.