Father-son duo wins inaugural relay event with combined 67.66m throw
Son follows father as distance champion — family titles in two consecutive years
Family activities expanded; used paper collected for recycling
A paper airplane competition hosted by Moorim Paper has produced its first family champion, and a father-son pair has now claimed the top prize in the same event in two consecutive years.
Moorim Paper announced Wednesday that the 7th Moorim Paper Korean Cup Paper Airplane Competition concluded Saturday at Jinju Stadium in South Gyeongsang Province.
This year's competition introduced a new relay event, "Relay Throw," alongside the existing "Distance Throw" and "Duration Throw" categories. In the relay format, a parent-child pair competes as a team: the child throws a paper airplane first, and the parent picks it up and throws it again.
In the Relay Throw Super Cup — which pitted age-group winners against runners-up — upper-elementary school competitor Cho Eun-chan and his father Cho Seong-gil combined for 67.66 meters to claim the inaugural title. Registration for the event sold out within three hours of opening.
"I'm glad there's now an event the whole family can do together," Cho Seong-gil said. "Next year I'd like to try it with my youngest son as well."
In the Distance Throw Super Cup, middle school student Lim Ji-hun won with a throw of 69.55 meters. Lim is the son of Lim Byeong-uk, who won the same event last year, making them the first father and son to claim the Distance Throw title in back-to-back years.
In the Duration Throw Super Cup, high school student Hong Seong-yun, competing in his third consecutive year, won with a time of 42.16 seconds. Hong also topped the middle and high school general division in the Distance Throw regular league with a throw of 76.37 meters.
Family activity programs ran alongside the competition, including "Paper Camp," where participants made paper tables and sun visors, and "Harmless Paper Pool," a play space built entirely from paper. Food trucks at the venue used paper containers and paper wet wipes, and paper airplanes and other used materials were collected separately for recycling.
The Moorim Paper Paper Airplane Competition, launched in 2017, is an officially sanctioned event whose records are certified by the Korea Paper Airplane Association. Top finishers receive an official champion's certificate along with awards from the Jinju mayor, the Air Force Education and Training Command, and the Jinju Office of Education.
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