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Tottenham star Son completes compulsory military service in South Korea

The Spurs forward will now be available to feature for the north London club, should Premier League season resume.
He received the ‘Pilsung’ prize which is one of five types of awards for best performers.
He does, however, have to complete 544 hours of community service over the next 34 months.

Tottenham Hotspur forward, Son Heung-min has concluded his compulsory three-weeks military training in South Korea amid.

Son enrolled for the programme on April 20 following the suspension of the Premier League within the UK over the Coronavirus pandemic.

The 27-year-old footballer completed as one among only 5 individuals to receive an award on the Marine Corps’ training camp graduation ceremony on the southern island of Jeju. His graduation ceremony held Friday on morning local time; nevertheless closed to the public.

Asides ending as one of the top candidates within the class of 157 individuals, he additionally achieved an ideal record in shooting.

The footballer was fulfilling requirements of the military service exemption. He earned by winning the gold medal for South Korea in the soccer tournament at the Asian Games in 2018.

Without the exemption, required by legislation to serve 21 months in the military. Making up the bulk of Seoul’s 600,000-strong forces.

Although Son might be returning to London this month, he still has community service obligations to complete by 2023 to finish all military duties.