South Korean gold medallists awarded lifetime of free fried chicken following Olympic Games

Successful an Olympic gold medal? Unimaginable. Being awarded a lifetime’s provide of free fried hen? Even higher.

South Korean short-track pace skaters Hwang Dae-heon and Choi Min-jeong have every been given a ‘hen pension’ following their respective triumphs on the Winter Olympic Video games in Beijing. 

The gesture is courtesy of the top of South Korea’s Olympic delegation Yoon Hong-geun, who promised the hen deal for athletes who received gold.

He additionally owns Genesis BBQ – one of many nation’s largest fried hen franchises – so has the sources to ship on his promise.

The dish is extraordinarily fashionable in South Korea, with fried hen making up one-third of all poultry consumed within the nation.

An official announcement was made on Thursday, with each Hwang and Choi promised free hen till they flip 60-years-old.

Genesis BBQ confirmed the pair will obtain 30,000 received (AU$32) price of coupons to spend on the institution each day, with the quantity to extend if costs change.

Yoon can be chairman of South Korea’s Skating Union and made the supply to the athletes in an effort to cheer them up following an officiating debacle on the Olympics.

The love was shared with different athletes too, with silver medallists receiving a coupon twice every week for 20 years, and bronze medallists for 10 years.

Choi defined that sharing fried hen along with her household and teammates has at all times introduced her pleasure.

“I sincerely thank the chairman for permitting me to really feel such happiness for the remainder of my life,” she mentioned.