The committee said Thursday it chose Kim for making “remarkable contributions to South Korean sports in 2025” and for helping advance and promote athletics. The top award includes a plaque and a special prize.
After review by its Sports Fairness Committee and approval at its 12th board meeting on Monday, the committee selected 93 individuals and five organizations as winners across eight categories: competition, coaching, officiating, recreational sports, school sports, merit, research and sports values.
Category grand-prize winners were: Choi Tae Ho (Gangwon Province Cycling Federation) and Ban Hyo Jin (Daegu Physical Education High School) in competition; Lee Se Won, weightlifting coach for Goyang City Hall, and Jung Sung Sook, judo coach at Yongin University, in coaching; Kim Eun Hee (Korea Judo Association) in officiating; Cha Du Yeon (Busan Roller Sports Federation) in recreational sports; Oh Jong Hwan, a teacher at Oncheon Elementary School, in school sports; Lee Chung Hwan, vice president of the Korea Sepaktakraw Association, and Kim Gwang Tae, vice president of the Daejeon Modern Pentathlon Federation, in merit; Kim Seok Gyu, an associate professor in sports science at Dongguk University, in research; and Park Kang Gyu, president of the Seoul Curling Federation, in sports values. Winners receive plaques and prizes.
The committee also will present plaques and prizes to other recipients in each category: 21 individuals and three organizations receiving excellence awards, and 60 individuals and two organizations receiving encouragement awards.
The Korean Sport and Olympic Committee established the awards in 1955 and has honored people each year for outstanding performance or for creative and dedicated efforts that contribute to the development of South Korean sports.
The 72nd awards ceremony is scheduled for 2 p.m. March 13 at Champion House at the Taereung Training Center.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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