Korea Water Resources Corporation announced on the 7th that Jeong Da-eun ranked 6th at the 75th Kagawa Marugame International Half Marathon held in Marugame, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan on the 5th.
Jung shortened his own best time안전놀이터 by 3 minutes and 27 seconds to win the prize with a time of 1 hour, 11 minutes and 19 seconds. This record is the 5th in the Korean women’s half marathon history.
She said, “I am not satisfied with the results of this tournament, but I will work harder to challenge bigger stages such as the Hangzhou Asian Games.”
Choi Jeong-yoon, who she competed with, achieved 1 hour 13 minutes 51 seconds, finishing 14th. She broke her personal record of 1 minute and 53 seconds.
The Korea Water Resources Corporation track and field team, composed of coach Kim Young-geun and four female athletes, has been training for the winter in preparation for the marathon in the first half of 2023 in Tokunoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan since January.