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Tottenham Hotspur's South Korean star Son Heung-min has finished his three-week training with the country's Marine Corps as part of his mandatory military obligations.
He received the Pilseung Award during the completion ceremony on Friday as he was the top performer out of a total of 157 trainees.
Officials said Son excelled in several areas including shooting where he hit all 10 shots on target.
Military training officers said that Son went through all courses sincerely and all of them were evaluated in a fair and objective manner.
Son was exempted from two years of military service as he was part of the gold-medal-winning South Korean football team at the 2018 Asian Games.