Park congratulates athletes for winning medals in IBSF world championships
SEOUL, Feb. 29 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye congratulated three South Korean athletes for winning medals at the International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation World Cup, Cheong Wa Dae said Monday.
The bobsleigh team of Won Yun-jong and Seo Young-woo captured their second career gold medal, while skeleton slider Yun Sung-bin won silver at the eighth and final International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation World Cup in Konigssee, Germany, on Saturday.
Park said in a message to the three athletes that she hopes that they can play a big role in the development of winter sports in South Korea, according to the presidential office.
Won and Seo, who finished 18th at the Sochi Winter Olympics in 2014, are considered the best bobsleigh medal hopes for the host South Korea at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games.
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