Korea Takes 2nd at Skate Championship

South Korea finished second with eight gold, eight silver and nine bronze medals, runner-up to Colombia (16 gold, 15 silver, 11 bronze) at the World Inline Speed Skating Championships in Anyang on September 9.

In the juniors section, Korea won eight gold medals, including Lee Sul’s (15, Gwangyo Girls` Middle School) win in the women’s marathon, but the team experienced that the world championship was no easy match as they did not win any gold medals in the senior section. In the men’s junior category, Lee Myung-kyu (17, Seongho High School) was a three time winner, and Kuok Chae-yi (19, Anyang City), the “inline fairy,” who made her debut in the senior section, won a silver and bronze medal each.