Doyeon Lee

Started: She began Para cycling in May 2013. (thefirstmedia.net, 23 Oct 2014; Athlete, 24 Aug 2021) Reason: She tried a number of sports, including Para table tennis and Para athletics, but was unable to find a coach. She then heard about Para cycling coach Jeon Dae-Hong, so took up the sport to train with him. "I wanted to get back my vitality of life that I had lost after the accident." (thefirstmedia.net, 23 Oct 2014; news.joins.com, 02 Nov 2018; Athlete, 24 Aug 2021) Milestones: She became the first Korean Para cyclist to win gold at the world championships, following her victory in the H4 time trial at the 2014 World Championships in Greenville, SC, United States of America. (SportsDeskOnline, 05 Aug 2020) Awards: She was presented with the Best Para Athlete Award at the 2019 Coca-Cola Athletics Awards in the Republic of Korea. (koreanpc.kr, 25 Feb 2019) She was a torch bearer during the relay for the 2018 National Para Games in Jeollabuk-do, Republic of Korea. (news.joins.com, 02 Nov 2018) She received a Para Athlete Award at the 2014 Women's Athletics Awards Ceremony in the Republic of Korea. (womennews.co.kr, 18 Nov 2014)