Badminton team: “We will achieve the best performance ever at the Paris Olympics”
Jincheon Athletes’ Village holds media day. Coach Kim Hak-gyun: “I will live up to expectations”
The Korean national badminton team has set its sights on achieving its best performance ever at the 2024 Paris Olympics, which is just a month away.
On the 18th, the national badminton team held a media day for the 2024 Paris Olympics at the Jincheon Athletes’ Village in Chungcheongbuk-do and expressed its determination for the Olympics. Twelve
players, including world No. 1 women’s singles player Ahn Se-young (Samsung Life Insurance), No. 2 men’s doubles player Seo Seung-jae and Kang Min-hyeok (both Samsung Life Insurance), and No. 2 women’s doubles player Lee So-hee (Incheon International Airport) and Baek Ha-na (MG Saemaul Geumgo), as well as seven coaching staff members including head coach Kim Hak-gyun, attended the event.
Before the event began, Kim Taek-gyu, the president of the Badminton Association, said, “Since the last Tokyo Olympics, we have supported the players from a mid- to long-term perspective to restore their honor and strengthen the competitiveness of the national team at the Paris Olympics.” He continued, “There is a saying that Olympic medals are given by heaven. However, I know how hard our players have trained, so I have no doubt that they will achieve good results.” He asked for much support.
Coach Kim said, “It has not even been a year since the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games, but our mindsets seem different now than then.” He added, “This time, we are preparing to achieve the best results in badminton history. I will do my best to live up to the expectations as there is so much interest.” Ahn Se-young,
the ‘badminton star’, won the final of the ‘2024 Singapore Open Badminton Championships’ on the 2nd, beating her rival Chen Yufei (China), boosting her confidence ahead of the Paris Olympics. 카지노사이트
“I will finish it romantically in Paris as I have prepared hard in the hot weather,” said Ahn Se-young, who expressed her determination. “I have played a lot in the worst situations so far, so I have faith and confidence that I will be able to play in better physical condition at the Paris Olympics.” Ahn Se-young said, “I had a difficult time after getting injured. Luckily, I was able to overcome it with the help of many people. I think I reflected on positive thoughts and good words. I mention Chen Yufei as my rival, but I think of all the players I face from the preliminaries as my rivals,” emphasizing that every moment is important. The women’s doubles pair of Lee So-hee and Baek Ha-na also raised expectations by winning the final of the ‘2024 Indonesia Open Badminton Championships’ on the 19th, defeating Chen Qingchen and Zai Fan (China). The Lee So-hee and Baek Ha-na pair said, “I feel a bit more confident after winning the Indonesia Open,” and “I will prepare one by one to advance to the finals so that I can face the Chinese players.” Seo Seung-jae is set to compete in both the men’s doubles and mixed doubles, and is working hard with his partners Kang Min-hyeok and Chae Yu-jeong (Incheon International Airport). He said, “I was so happy and happy that I got an unexpected result at the World Championships last year,” and “I think I’m preparing even better for this Paris Olympics. I think I can win if I work with my partner, so I’m preparing hard.” 토토사이트 순위