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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Sang-gyun Han = President Lee Jae-myung awarded the Order of Sports Merit to professional gamer 'Faker' Sang-hyeok Lee at the New Year's reception held at the Blue House guesthouse on the 2nd...
The South Korean player of League of Legends Lee “Faker” Sang-hyook has been consolidated as a global reference to eSports and has received Medalha Cheongryong, the highest sports honour in South Korea, becoming the first athlete of electronic sports to reach this level of official recognition. Like Faker’s career, the eSports... The post Faker exceeded the limits of eSports and received the president’s medal first appeared on The Antagnonist.
One more achievement for 29-year-old Faker, the League of Legends legend, as he received the Cheongnyong Order medal in the hands of the President of South Korea. This is how Faker becomes the first eSports player to obtain this Cheongnyong Order medal that had previously been taken by Olympic athletes. Faker gets the Cheongnyong Order; the League of Legends legend makes history in South Korea The Faker player is no longer only a legend in Leagu…
[Digital Daily Reporter Baek Ji-young] President Lee Jae-myung invited 11 representatives of the nation, including professional gamer "Faker" Lee Sang-hyeok, to the Blue House on the 2nd and awarded them. President Lee held a New Year's reception at the Blue House Guest House that afternoon and awarded the 11 representatives who have enhanced the nation's status through outstanding performance in various fields. Lee Sang-hyeok, a League of Leg…
Faker Makes History as First Esports Athlete to Receive South Korea’s Cheongyeong Medal
Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok has been formally awarded the Cheongyeong Medal by President Lee Jae-myung at South Korea’s New Year reception on January 2, 2026. This decoration is the nation’s highest sporting honour and Faker is the first esports athlete to receive it, a milestone that recognises competitive gaming as part of Korea’s elite sporting culture. The Cheongyeong Medal sits at the top of South Korea’s Medal of Sports system, which is handed …
Faker Gets Cheongnyong Medal from Korean President - Inside Sport India
The debate is officially over. If there were any lingering doubts about whether esports stands on equal footing with traditional sports, South Korean President Lee Jae-myung just silenced them permanently. Earlier today at the Blue House, Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok was awarded the Cheongnyong Medal (Blue Dragon), the highest honor within the Order of Sport Merit. This isn’t just a win for Faker or T1; it is a monumental ratification of our entire in…
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