{"id":4557,"date":"2025-04-28T17:40:18","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T15:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/?p=4557"},"modified":"2025-04-28T17:40:21","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T15:40:21","slug":"korean-coach-pledges-to-train-south-sudans-blind-football-team-for-la-2028-olympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/?p=4557","title":{"rendered":"Korean Coach Pledges to Train South Sudan\u2019s Blind Football Team for LA 2028 Olympics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Juba \u2013 Al-Wadi Newspaper<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a remarkable sports and humanitarian gesture, South Sudan\u2019s national football team coach, Hong Si Lim, has announced his full commitment to training the country\u2019s national blind football team in preparation for the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dual Support for National Teams<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Lim, who has coached the national team for years, stated that he will simultaneously support and develop the blind football team, emphasizing the importance of inclusive participation in sports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cCurrently, I continue coaching the senior national team, but I am also committed to providing technical and training support to the blind team so they are ready to compete in the upcoming Olympics,\u201d the coach said during a press interview.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Donations and Partnership with Paralympic Committee<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The coach\u2019s announcement came after he donated sportswear to the blind team, a gesture that was warmly welcomed. This move is part of ongoing collaboration with the South Sudan Paralympic Committee, which helped establish the team and launch the country\u2019s first official blind football league.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">First Blind Football League in South Sudan<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In April 2023, South Sudan held its first-ever blind football league, a groundbreaking event aimed at empowering visually impaired athletes and providing a platform for them to qualify for international competitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Specialized Techniques for the Game<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Blind football matches use balls and goalposts equipped with audio signals to help players locate the ball and goal during play, ensuring a fair and safe competitive environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Toward Participation in the 2028 Olympics<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>South Sudan\u2019s blind football team is aiming to make its official Olympic debut at the Los Angeles 2028 Games, with growing support from both international and local sports authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Juba \u2013 Al-Wadi Newspaper In a remarkable sports and humanitarian gesture, South Sudan\u2019s national football team coach, Hong Si Lim, has announced his full commitment to training the country\u2019s national&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4558,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4557","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news","category-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4557","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4557"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4557\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4559,"href":"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4557\/revisions\/4559"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4558"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4557"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4557"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/derawetmedia.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4557"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}