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12 Apr 2017

SEVEN of the 13 members of the South Korean national triathlon team who are training on Saipan have won medals in international competitions, according to their local coordinator, Dr. Sang Yoon of Saipan SDA Clinic.

Jeong, Hye Rim, 17, won the bronze medal in the 2016 world junior triathlon grand finals in Mexico, and first place in the 2016 junior championship in Japan.

Team member Um Sol Ji, 16, was third in that same event in Japan where another team member, Kim Ji Whan, won first place.

Team members Heo Min Ho, Kim Ji Hwan, Kim Ji Yeon and Jung Hyerim also won first place in Japan last year.

Other South Korean triathletes training here are Kim Ju Seok, Lee Ji Hong, Lee Seung Jun, Seo Seung Hun, Kim Ji Eun, Kim Gyu Ri, Park Ye Jin and Youn Ye Seo.

Dr. Sang Yoon said the team, which arrived here on March 15, is hoping to meet with the Korean community on Saipan before they leave the island on April 15.

The team includes director and coach-trainer Haeng Joon Lee, team director Shin Sin Seon and medical and physical trainer Yoo Woo Hyeon.

Dr. Sang Yoon said the month-long training was a significant one for the athletes who are preparing for various international competitions this year.

They are training at the Marpi swimming pool, in the Marpi area and on Beach Road.

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Koreans training on Saipan include world-class triathletes - Marianas Variety