"It Feels Even Better When Your Son Wins It"... Sung Jung-a and Lee Hyun-jung's Mother-Son "Gold Medal Dream" 36 Years in the Making

Our men's national basketball team, led by "ace" Lee Hyun-jung, is challenging for its first Asian Games gold medal in 12 years.

Basketball legend Sung Jung-a, who won a silver medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics and a gold medal at the 1990 Beijing Asian Games, is now watching her son's journey as a mother.

Sung says she feels proud of her son, who never lets go of his NBA dream, while also feeling a sense of sympathy for him at the same time.

SportsMug brings you the story of a basketball mother and son chasing a gold-medal dream across a span of 36 years.

Reported by Kim Hyung-yeol | Produced and edited by Jinhyeong Park | Videography by Yoo Dong-hyuk | Produced by Sports News Department
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