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‘Legend of the land world’ Lee Bong-ju tells the current situation.
On the TV CHOSUN’Star Documentary My Way’, which airs today (15th), Lee Bong-ju appears and reveals the turbulent life history.
Lee Bong-ju won the national sports marathon event in 1991, and in the national sports competition in 1993, he won the new sports record in 2 hours, 10 minutes and 27 seconds, and showed off his outstanding skills by holding the sports championship MVP. Since then, he became the national team and won the 26th Atlanta Olympic Marathon silver medal in 1996, the Bangkok Asian Games marathon gold medal in 1998, and the 105th Boston Marathon championship in 2001, and has become Korea’s’representative marathoner’.
After winning the Daejeon National Sports Marathon in 2009, he retired at the age of 39, and has been active in various fields such as broadcasting and charity since then.
Since last year, Bong-ju Lee has been unable to straighten his back due to unexplained pain, making the people around him unfortunate. Lee Bong-ju, who suffers from severe back cramps and pain without knowing the reason for more than a year, has been visiting all famous hospitals and receiving constant treatment and daily rehabilitation training.
He recalled a difficult time, “Even if I go to a hospital that I like, no one can come up with the exact cause… I thought,’What should I do if I have to go with this body for a lifetime?’
My wife Kim Mi-soon also said, “Why is this an incurable disease? What the hell is the problem?’ I think I had a lot of trouble while doing it.”
It is his mother who is as sorry for Lee Bong-joo’s situation as his wife. On this day’s broadcast, Lee Bong-ju visits his mother’s house after a long time.
The mother who was walking with her son said, “Mom doesn’t wear a cane, but my son is walking around with a cane… I can get sick or heal quickly, but that’s my mother’s concern. You can also confirm the desperate heart of.
Lee Bong-ju’s special relationship is also with you. Former baseball player Yang Joon-hyuk, face and former national volleyball player Kim Yo-han joined together to support Lee Bong-ju. The three met at a charity baseball tournament and later appeared on the same program and ‘Dong-go-dong’. Their meeting, who said in a single voice that they could understand him better, will be revealed on the broadcast because they suffered from being damaged by intense training when they were players.
“Life is a marathon!” The story of Lee Bong-ju, who firmly strengthens his determination, saying, “I will overcome the current hurdles with my mental power like when I ran a marathon,” can be seen on TV CHOSUN’Star Dakyu My Way’ at 10 pm on the 15th. .
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