Yoon, Kyoto International High School Koshien Championship "Gives Pride and Courage to Koreans in Japan"

Yoon, Kyoto International High School Koshien Championship "Gives Pride and Courage to Koreans in Japan"

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On the 23rd, President Yoon Seok-yeol congratulated Kyoto International High School, a Korean school in Japan, for winning the Japan National High School Baseball Championship, saying it was a "miraculous feat achieved under difficult conditions."

The Japan National High School Baseball Championship, better known by its nickname "Summer Koshien," is the most prestigious high school baseball tournament and the "dream stage" for Japanese student baseball players, with approximately 4,000 teams from all over the country participating.

President Yoon wrote on Facebook that day, "'The land of Yamato across the East Sea is the sacred place of our ancestors' ancient dreams...' Kyoto International High School's Korean school song resonated powerfully throughout the Koshien final game stadium."

He then said, “I sincerely congratulate Kyoto International High School on winning the Koshien Championship,” and emphasized, “This miraculous feat achieved under difficult conditions has given pride and courage to 추천 Koreans living in Japan.”

He added, "I hope that Korea and Japan will become closer through baseball. Baseball is truly great. It creates so many emotions."

Kyoto International High School won the championship trophy by defeating Tokyo representative Kanto Daiichi 2-1 in an overtime match in the final match of the 106th Summer Koshien Main Tournament held at Hanshin Koshien Stadium on this day.

The scene where Kyoto International High School players sang the school song in Korean with the word "East Sea" in it immediately after the victory was broadcast live across Japan on public broadcaster NHK.

Even within Japan, there are evaluations that it is a miracle that Kyoto International High School, with only 159 students, won the Koshien championship.