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Tottenham Hotspur star Son Heung-min completes three-week military training

May 8, 2020, Tottenham Hotspur forward Son Heung-min salutes at a Marine Corps boot camp in Seogwipo on Jeju Island, South Korea. Son finished his three-week military training in South Korea on Friday and was right near the top of the class.(South Korea Marine Corps' Facebook via

Tottenham Hotspur forward Son Heung-min completed a three-week basic military training course in South Korea on Friday and picked up an award as the top performer among 157 trainees, Yonhap news agency reported on Friday.

All able-bodied South Korean men must serve around two years in the military but athletes who win gold at the Asian Games or a medal of any colour at the Olympics receive exemptions.

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