He guided both the men’s and women’s team to topping the World Taekwondo Championships in Muju, North Jeolla, in June. The lifetime achievement award went to Korea Skating Union Honorary President Park Sung-in, who previously helped Korea to win six gold medals at the 2006 Torino Winter Olympics. The presidential award is given in seven different areas, including research, promotion and sports for the disabled. Meanwhile, the ministry said archer Ki Bo-bae, who has three Olympic gold medals, will receive the highest decoration in the nation’s Order of Sport Merit. She is one of the 104 awardees to earn government recognition this year. Ki won both the individual and team events at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She was also a member of the gold medal-winning Korean team at the 2016 Summer Games, along with Choi and Chang Hye-jin. The ministry said the awards ceremony will take place Monday at the National Museum of Korea in central Seoul.