The head of the compatriots' association congratulates Kyoto International High School for winning Koshien, "A moving gift to the compatriots' community"

The head of the compatriots' association congratulates Kyoto International High School for winning Koshien, "A moving gift to the compatriots' community"

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The Overseas Koreans Foundation announced on the 23rd that Director Lee Sang-deok sent a congratulatory message to Kyoto International High School, a Korean school in Japan that won the Japanese National High School Baseball Championship, also known as the “dream stage” or “Summer Koshien.”

In his congratulatory message, the director said, "The achievement of the Kyoto International High School baseball team, a member of the overseas Korean community, at Koshien is a great feat that has brought great joy to the Korean people and the overseas Korean community, following the last Paris Olympics."

He continued, "They sang the Korean school song 'Rise up, descendants 스포츠 of Korea' at Koshien Stadium, giving an unforgettable impression to Koreans in Japan and all of Japan," and said, "We will continue to send our unchanging support."

The Kyoto International High School baseball club, founded in 1999, achieved its first-ever victory in Koshien, a tournament in which 3,441 teams from across Japan participated.