AG Bronze Medalist Seo Min-jun Leads South Chungcheong to Victory in Men's 400m Relay

Seo Min-jun (Seocheon County Office), a bronze medalist in the men's 400m relay at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, secured victory in the 400m relay at the National Sports Festival after prevailing in a competitive race against his Asian Games teammate Bewsa Daniel Casama (Ansan City Hall).

Running as the final fourth anchor for South Chungcheong, Seo crossed the finish line first in the men's general division 400m relay at the 107th National Sports Festival held today at the Gangchanghak Complex Stadium in Seogwipo, Jeju Special Self-Governing Province.

South Chungcheong, running in the order of Lee Chang-soo, Lee Sung-jin, Lee Yong-moon, and Seo Min-jun, recorded a time of 39.41 seconds, edging out Gyeonggi (39.52 seconds)—comprising Lee Ji-hoon, Lee Jun-hyeok, Moon Hae-jin, and Bewsa—by 0.11 seconds.

Last month at the Asian Games, Seo competed in the 400m relay alongside Bewsa, Namadi Joel Jin (Yecheon County Office), and Lee Jae-sung (Gwangju Metropolitan City Hall), setting a new national record (38.43 seconds) and winning the bronze medal together.

Having previously won silver medals behind Namadi Joel Jin in both the men's general division 100m and 200m individual events at this tournament, Seo tasted the joy of gold after winning the final anchor showdown against Bewsa in the relay.

Bewsa, who had withdrawn from the preliminary rounds of all individual events due to discomfort in his legs, managed to compete in the relay but had to settle for a silver medal.

Namadi Joel Jin, the sprint powerhouse who swept both the 100m and 200m titles, sat out the relay, missing out on a triple crown.
 
(Photo courtesy of the Korea Association of Athletics Federations, Yonhap News)
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