Gentlemen’s Team Lee Dong-wook is back from the dead.
Lee Wook-dong, who represents the 15th class, was a sprinter who competed for the national team at Seoul Chego and Hanche University. He made waves upon his debut in 2008, graduating as the 15th senior in the class of 2008, and was ranked 42nd overall in his debut year, but two years later, in 2010, he was ranked No. 1 and became one of the strongest.
For the next 13 years, until 2020, she remained a top-30 performer and a specialty powerhouse.
The biggest crisis of his life hit in 2021. He was in a fire accident just as he was about to return to work after the pandemic. He was rushed to the intensive care unit and spent months in and out of life and death.
The prayers of his family and his refusal to give up eventually led to his first miracle, putting him back on the saddle after a year and a half. Throughout his burns, intense surgeries every three days, and full-body burn dressings that were unbearable without anesthesia, all he could think about was returning to the velodrome.
His doctors told him he would never be able to compete again, but he couldn’t give up. During his stay in the hospital, he lost nearly 53 kilograms and was reduced to a skeleton, so the consensus was that he would never return.
But he was determined to come back, and within a year, he was back up to 83 kilograms. He performed a second miracle, regaining nearly 70-80% of his former strength. His determination and tearful efforts in both treatment and rehabilitation paid off in the end.
In March 2023, Lee made his comeback in the starting class, and on November 19, he was promoted to the superior class, and on April 28, more than a year after his 토토사이트 comeback, he officially made his comeback by winning his first final race in the superior class at the Changwon 4-race event.
“I was able to return to the velodrome thanks to the dedication of my family, the encouragement of my teammates, and the fans who supported me,” Lee said.
He also said that he is devoting himself to athletics with the mindset of starting from scratch, and he has a clear goal: “I want to be a specialty athlete until I am 60 years old.” Another life given by heaven, the dispensational life of “Miracle Incarnate Lee Wook-dong” is just beginning.