Korean Sport & Olympic Committee Holds Awards Ceremony for Outstanding Athletes of Nagoya Asian Games... Fencer Oh Sang-uk Named MVP

The Korean Sport & Olympic Committee held an awards ceremony today (October 17) for outstanding athletes of the South Korean delegation to the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games at the PR Hall of the 107th National Sports Festival inside the Jeju World Cup Stadium.

The Korean Sport & Olympic Committee previously selected outstanding athletes, including the Most Valuable Player (MVP), to encourage the athletes and coaches who delivered great emotion to the public with their exceptional performances and fighting spirit during the Asian Games held in Japan from September 19 to October 4.

Attending the ceremony were fencing men's sabre two-time gold medalist Oh Sang-uk (Daejeon Metropolitan City Corporation), who was voted MVP by the on-site press corps; Lee Jun-seok in teqball, who received the Fighting Spirit Award; head coach Bae Gil-tae of the men's 3x3 basketball national team, who won the Leadership Award; and marathoner Park Min-ho, who received the Special Award.

MVP Oh Sang-uk received a prize of 30 million won, while 20 million won was awarded for the Fighting Spirit Award and 10 million won for the Coaching Award.

Park Min-ho received Ceragem healthcare products as a supplementary prize.

During today's event, Sergeant Lee Jong-hoon of the Marine Corps served as a presenter to award Park Min-ho, who belongs to the Korea Armed Forces Athletic Corps, and Byun Jung-chul, a representative of the volunteers, also participated in the presentation.

(Photo provided by Korean Sport & Olympic Committee, Yonhap News)
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