Seong Seung-min wins three Olympic medals, including best female athlete in modern pentathlon, the first Asian medal

Seong Seung-min wins three Olympic medals, including best female athlete in modern pentathlon, the first Asian medal

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South Korean modern pentathlete Seong Seung-min has won three awards at the same time, including Best Female Athlete of the Year, at the International Modern Pentathlon Federation (UIPM) Congress.

Seong Seung-min won the senior and junior female athlete of the year awards, as well as the Fair Play Award, at the 73rd UIPM Congress in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Monday (June 16).

After becoming the first South Korean woman to win gold at the World Championships in June, Seung-min went on to become the first Asian woman to stand on the Olympic podium at the Paris 2024 Games with a bronze medal.

In addition to her performance, 메이저사이트 Seung-min was applauded for her spirit of fair play when she reached out to Hungary's Blanka Guzsi, who was shaking at the finish line of her individual race at the World Championships.

“I will take it as a sign to work harder in the future and do my best for the 2026 Aichi and Nagoya Asian Games and the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics,” said Sung, who became the biggest star in modern pentathlon this year.