46-year-old disabled sprinter Jeon Min-jae said, “Age doesn’t matter… Fight with yourself”
Won the Asian Para Games for the 4th consecutive time… “Think about the Paris Paralympic Games”
‘Smile Racer’ who brought the first medal to the Korean team.
Jeon Min-jae (46) expressed his profound feelings about receiving the award, saying, “Age doesn’t matter.” 바카라사이트
Jeon Min-jae won the 2022 Hangzhou Disabled Asia held at the main stadium of the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium in Zhejiang, China on the 23rd.
After winning the silver medal with a time of 31.27 seconds in the women’s T36 200m final, she said, “I think I ran well with a lot of help,” and said, “I will win the gold medal in the 100m event.”
Jeon Min-jae’s silver medal is the first medal won by the Korean team in this competition.
Jeon Min-jae is a living legend in disabled athletics.
Jeon Min-jae, who suffered from encephalitis in 1982 at the age of five and was diagnosed with cerebral palsy level 1, made his debut in track and field at the age of 26 in 2003 and quickly became Korea’s best disabled sprinter through rigorous training.
Starting with three gold medals at the 2004 National Sports Festival for the Disabled, he maintained his position as the top player in the country, and showed off his world-class skills by winning silver medals at the 2012 London Paralympic Games and the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympic Games.
There was no rival on the Asian stage.
Jeon Min-jae, who won two silver medals at the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Para Games, won two gold medals each at the 2014 Incheon Games and the 2018 Indonesia Games.
Jeon Min-jae took on the challenge once again at an older age, and set a meaningful record by winning a silver medal at the Hangzhou Games.
After finishing the game, Jeon Min-jae became a leader.
I answered the reporters’ questions with help.
Jeon Min-jae said, “I thought about my career as an athlete until the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games,” and “I’m still getting (good) records.
I think it’s a fight with myself.
Age doesn’t matter,’ he said.
Many people were moved by the letters he wrote with his feet at each international competition.
Jeon Min-jae, who gave the award, prepared a letter ahead of this competition.
He plans to introduce the letter in person after the 100m race held at the same location on the 26th.
Jeon Min-jae’s challenge is not over yet.