Hwang Sun-woo (Gangwon Province) raises his hand during the awards ceremony after winning the men's 100m final of the swimming event at the 104th National Sports Games in Mokpo Indoor Pool, South Jeolla Province, on Oct. 18.
South Korean swimming sensation Hwang Sun-woo (Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province) became the first swimmer in the history of the National Games to win three consecutive Most Valuable Player (MVP) awards.
Hwang received 57 of the 63 votes cast in the MVP voting on the final day of the Games, earning him the honor of the 104th National Games MVP. Hwang will receive a cash prize of 5 million won.
This makes him the first Korean to win three consecutive MVP awards.
Hwang became the first MVP in 2021, when he won five gold medals while still a student at Seoul Chego. At the time, the National Championships had been reduced to a boys' event, with only high school and younger players competing, due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Hwang Sun-woo (Gangwon-do) raises his hand after winning the 100m freestyle final of the men's swimming event at the 104th National Sports Games at Mokpo Indoor Pool in Mokpo, Jeollanam-do, on Oct. 18.
After winning four medals at the 2022 Games, his first in the general category, Hwang Sun-woo won five medals at the Games, making it three years in a row that he has won the MVP award.
Despite suffering from food poisoning due to eating the wrong food, Hwang was still able to dominate and reach the top of the podium in all five events he competed in.
After winning the MVP award, Hwang said through his management company, All That Sports, "I'm very happy to have won five gold medals at the national championships and to have been named the honorable MVP." "I had an upset stomach, but I think we finished the competition well as a team," he said.
With more confidence, Hwang now has his sights set on the Doha World Aquatics Championships next February and the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
"I will continue to train harder and harder to reach my dream stage of World Championships and Olympics," said Hwang. 슬롯사이트