Park Se-eun, a third-year student in DSU’s Physical Education Department, took 1st place with 346 points in the women’s college 60m event at the “103rd National Sports Festival.”

Park started archery when she was in 4th grade at Munsan Elementary School in Gwangju because of her good physique. When she was in her 2nd

year of high school, she had a slump and had a psychologically difficult time, but she overcame that and succeeded in winning the High School

Individual Gold Medal and 60m Silver Medal in the “100th National Sports Festival” in her 3rd year of high school.

Normally the best young athletes in Gwangju join City Hall business teams rather than entering university, but Park could not let go of her lingering

desire to study, so she enrolled in night classes at Chosun University. Despite the double burden of studying and competing, she achieved remarkable

results by winning a gold medal in the ‘Women’s General 30m Event’ at the “National Men’s and Women’s Category Championships.” But her night

classes interfered with her other team members who were focused only on sports, so, after a lot of heartache, she left Gwangju City Hall in

early-2022 to enter DSU, where she was able to pursue both her desired studies and sports to her heart’s content.

In sports, one’s skills, physique, physical strength, and psychological condition determine performance. In these regards, Park already possesses

excellent stamina, long arms and legs, as well as the high-level skills she has learned through elite courses. In addition, she is determined, having

gained the mental strength required to overcome the slump of her sensitive teenage years; this belief in herself, to confidently and resolutely deal

with any further psychological trials, will surely stand her in good stead as an athlete. Indeed, everyone has high expectations for Park.

Asked about her amount of training, she replied that she fires 500-700 rounds a day on average. However, the archery training grounds are far from

campus, which she regrets, as the travel time is equivalent to a loss of shooting 200 rounds. Nonetheless, she hopes that if she continues to get good sports results and gains better grades, a campus-based training ground will be considered. After that, she believes that many good juniors will further be admitted to the DSU, resulting in a virtuous cycle.

The national team selection will be held soon. We all at DSU can’t help but expect that Park will surely wield a golden bow that will brighten not only herself, but also DSU and all of Korea.