“Korean Archery Team Lunchboxes Just Like This” Hyundai Family Delivers Lunchboxes to Lydia Ko

It has been reported that Hyundai Card Vice Chairman Chung Tae-young and his wife, Hyundai Commercial President Chung Myeong-i, personally delivered Korean lunch boxes from Paris to their daughter-in-law, Lydia Ko (27, New Zealand).

Lydia Ko won the gold medal with a final total of 10-under 278 in the women’s golf competition at the 2024 Paris Olympics held at Le Golf National (par 72) in Guyancourt, France, on the 10th (local time).

Vice Chairman Chung actually visited the competition venue that day to cheer on his daughter-in-law.

In an interview after her win, Lydia Ko said, “I ate Korean food here every day,” and “My sister helped me eat Korean food like stir-fried squid and bulgogi to gain strength. I won today thanks to my sister.” She also expressed her gratitude, saying, “It’s unfortunate that my husband couldn’t come, but my in-laws cheered me on.”

Lydia Ko tied the knot with Jung Joon, the son of Hyundai Card Vice Chairman Chung Tae-young, in 2022.

Vice Chairman Chung has been generous with his support by posting photos of his daughter-in-law Lydia Ko on his social media since the start of her Olympic competition and throughout the competition.

After Lydia Ko’s gold medal was announced, Vice Chairman Chung praised her on his Facebook page, saying, “One of my family members played the most important game of her life,” and “She is so dedicated to her work, so I followed her around with respect today.” He continued, “I never dreamed that I would cheer for a non-Korean athlete this much at the Olympics,” and “The New Zealand cheerleaders, who don’t know their backgrounds, think highly of us Asians cheering for our own athletes.” On the 13th, he wrote on his Facebook page, “Since the athletes are quarantined at the Olympics, food for maintaining their condition becomes especially important. However, Lydia Ko’s love of Korean food is a well-known story,” and “My sister prepared Korean food for one or two days, but after that, my mother-in-law, who was in the area, made an urgent request for supplies.” He explained, “I made the lunchboxes that the Korean archers who won gold medals ate at the same restaurant so that they could convey the spirit of the gold medal, but due to the tight security, I couldn’t even approach the accommodations where the Olympic team was staying. A complicated operation began where I would deliver the lunchboxes every day and leave them with the officials at the Olympic stadium, who would then deliver them to Lydia.” He continued, “I am truly grateful to the restaurant that prepared lunch boxes with care every day, to everyone who helped me, and to the French people at the stadium who understood the purpose and carefully stored and delivered foreign food,” and said, “I wonder if the spirit of the gold medal in archery was conveyed to Lydia through the lunch boxes.” 토토사이트