S-Oil Successfully Concludes "Touching Marathon" with Participants With and Without Disabilities

2,300 Participants Gather at World Cup Park

5km, 10km, and Half Marathon Races Held

Bong-Joo Lee Joins as Event Director

Promoting Social Participation and Awareness for People with Disabilities

S-Oil announced on October 6 that the "Touching Marathon," held on October 4 at Peace Plaza in World Cup Park, Mapo-gu, Seoul, had successfully concluded.

At the "Marathon of Emotion" held on the 4th at Peace Plaza in World Cup Park, Mapo-gu, Seoul, participants, including Director Lee Bongju (1558), General Affairs Division Head of S-Oil Kyungseop Seo (to the right of Director Lee Bongju), President Na Unhwan of the Korea Association of Rehabilitation for the Disabled (1554), and President Kim Hyunhoon of the Korea Council on Social Welfare (1559), are seen starting vigorously.

This event, sponsored by S-Oil and hosted by the Korea Disabled Rehabilitation Association, brought together 2,300 participants with and without disabilities. The participants ran together in three distance categories: 5km, 10km, and half marathon.

The marathon aimed to encourage participation in sports among both people with and without disabilities, while also enhancing social awareness of people with disabilities. The renowned national marathoner Bong-Joo Lee served as the event director and joined in the run, also hosting an autograph session on site. Diverse participants, including families who joined with strollers and children, took part in the race.

A total of 36 winners were recognized across the three distance categories: 5km, 10km, and half marathon. Bong-Joo Lee, serving as director of the marathon, Wanhwan Na, President of the Korea Disabled Rehabilitation Association, and Seok-Yeong Seo, Head of General Affairs at S-Oil, participated in the awards ceremony. Prize winners received trophies, cash prizes, and commemorative gifts, including products from Bravo Beaver, a standard workplace for people with disabilities.

An S-Oil representative stated, "The Touching Marathon is a meaningful event where people with and without disabilities run together, fostering understanding and communication between one another. Going forward, we will continue our efforts to support healthy social participation and independence for people with disabilities and work to create a more inclusive society through various social contribution activities."

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