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![Park Hye-jeong competes at the National Sports Festival in Busan on Oct. 21. [NEWS1]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12166584.jpg?imageId=12166584&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Joel Jin Nwamadi of the Yecheon County team celebrates after crossing the finish line first in the men’s 200-meter final at the National Sports Festival at Busan Asiad Main Stadium in Busan on Oct. 20. [NEWS1]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/12258198.jpg?imageId=12258198&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Hwang Sun-woo swims in the men's 200-meter freestyle preliminaries at Munsu Indoor Swimming Pool in Ulsan on Monday during the 103rd National Sports Festival. Hwang, competing in the senior competition for the first time after turning 19 this year, led the Gangwon team to a record-breaking victory in the men's 800-meter relay on Sunday. Hwang is aiming to win five gold medals at this year's event. [NEWS1]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10568468.jpg?imageId=10568468&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Hwang Sun-woo dives at the start of the men's 2x400-meter freestyle relay race at the National Sports Festival at Gimcheon Indoor Swimming Pool in Gimcheon, North Gyeonsang on Thursday. The Seoul team won with a record of 3:43.07. This is Hwang's fifth gold medal at the National Sports Festival, alongside the 50 meter freestyle, the 200-meter and 800-meter individual medley and the 800-meter relay titles. [NEWS1]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11500312.jpg?imageId=11500312&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Mayor Jang Sae-yong of Gumi, North Gyeongsang, holds a torch with other torchbearers on Monday at the torch relay kickoff ceremony of the 102nd National Sports Festival (Oct. 8 to 14) and the 41st National Para Games (Oct. 20 to 25). The torch relay began in front of the North Gyeongsang Provincial Government Office. [NEWS1]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11215888.jpg?imageId=11215888&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)