○ [News Story] 2026 Asian Games, "We Are Also National Athletes" (Broadcast on September 5, 2026)
Dance that began on the streets has now become a sport competing for medals at the Asian Games. Breaking national team athlete Kim Hong-yul is taking on the challenge for a medal once again, even past the age of forty. In 2023, Dobong-gu Office founded a corporate breaking team to foster unpopular sports. Athlete Kim Hong-yul notes that a corporate breaking team itself is a rare case globally. Being able to continue his beloved dance as a profession and focus on training, he lives the athlete life he has dreamed of since childhood, to the point where he sometimes thinks, "Is it okay for me to be this happy?"
We always expect top performance from our national athletes. However, that expectation cannot be left solely to the personal sacrifice and passion of the athletes. Experts point out that a minimal support system must be established so that athletes can fully concentrate on their training and continue their challenges even after competitions end. In an era where new sports continue to emerge and the faces of national athletes are diversifying, what is needed to ensure that the athletes' challenges do not end as a one-time event?
Reported by Jung Jun-hyung | Written by Kim Da-yeon | Video by Won Jin-hee | Produced by SBS Digital News
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