Tottenham Hotspur forward Son Heung-min has 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.
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. Son only served a 3 weeks
After completing the training course, Son, who led his country to gold in the 2018 Asian Games football tournament, still has to undertake 544 hours of community service over the next 34 months.