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Asian Games vault champion Yeo Seo-jeong wins all-around at Korea's National Sports Festival

🇰🇷 South Korea, Jeju 13:16 Sports Business3 updated 1 d ago first reported by 뉴시스

In short

Yeo Seo-jeong of Jecheon City Hall won the women's all-around in artistic gymnastics at the 107th National Sports Festival on October 7 at Halla Gymnasium in Jeju, scoring 52.966 points. Yeo won gold on vault at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games last month.

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Yeo Seo-jeong, 24, of Jecheon City Hall won the women's general division all-around in artistic gymnastics at the 107th National Sports Festival on October 7, scoring a total of 52.966 points at Halla Gymnasium in Jeju. She scored 14.533 on vault, her main event, and 12.733 on uneven bars; Dong-A Ilbo reported she added 12.600 on balance beam and 13.100 on floor exercise. The all-around ranking combines the scores of the four apparatus. Lim Su-min of Jecheon City Hall took silver with 50.800 and Hyun Jin-ju of Jeju Samdasoo took bronze with 50.767, Dong-A Ilbo reported. [ 2 , 3 ]

Yeo won gold in the women's vault final at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on September 24, which Dong-A Ilbo said was her second Asian Games title, eight years after Jakarta-Palembang 2018. Hwang Seo-hyun of Incheon Physical Education High School, who won Asian Games gold on balance beam, scored 49.634 in the under-18 all-around, behind Park Na-young of Gyeonggi Physical Education High School with 51.667, according to Dong-A Ilbo. [ 2 ]

Why it matters

The result adds a domestic title to Yeo's Asian Games vault gold, which Dong-A Ilbo reported was her second Asian Games title, eight years after Jakarta-Palembang 2018. The coverage is limited to Korean sports reporting.

Key facts

  • Yeo Seo-jeong won the women's all-around in artistic gymnastics at the 107th National Sports Festival with 52.966 points. [ 2 , 3 ]
  • The competition took place on October 7 at Halla Gymnasium in Jeju. [ 2 , 3 ]
  • Yeo scored 14.533 on vault and 12.733 on uneven bars. [ 2 , 3 ]
  • She scored 12.600 on balance beam and 13.100 on floor exercise, according to Dong-A Ilbo. [ 2 ]
  • Lim Su-min (Jecheon City Hall) took silver with 50.800 and Hyun Jin-ju (Jeju Samdasoo) took bronze with 50.767. [ 2 ]
  • Yeo won the women's vault final at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on September 24. [ 2 ]

Confirmed by several sources

  • Yeo Seo-jeong, the Asian Games vault gold medallist, won the women's all-around at the 107th National Sports Festival with 52.966 points. [ 2 , 3 ]
  • The event was held on October 7 at Halla Gymnasium in Jeju. [ 2 , 3 ]
  • Yeo scored 14.533 on vault and 12.733 on uneven bars. [ 2 , 3 ]

Still unclear

  • Final placing of Hwang Seo-hyun in the under-18 all-around. Dong-A Ilbo's summary says she scored 49.634 behind Park Na-young's 51.667 but is cut off before stating her final position.
  • Medal winners other than Yeo. The silver and bronze results are reported only by Dong-A Ilbo.

What local media are saying

Business mediaNational dailies Dong-A Ilbo and Chosun Ilbo reported Yeo's all-around win with her event-by-event scores, linking it to her Asian Games vault gold; Chosun Ilbo's headline used enthusiastic wording about her class. [ 2 , 3 ]

Timeline, local time

  1. Dong-A Ilbo reports Yeo Seo-jeong's all-around win at the National Sports Festival. [ 2 ]
  2. Chosun Ilbo reports the win, highlighting her Asian Games vault gold. [ 3 ]