'Invincible Top Ranker'Jang Woo-jin is a member of the Paris Olympics"Sea"
Jul 30, 2024
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Jang Woo-jin (28, Se-ah, world No. 13) beat Denmark's ambush Jonatan Grott (23rd in the world) 4-1 (10-12, 11-3, 11-8, 11-3, 11-9) in the round of 32 individual singles at the Paris Olympics held at South Pariah Arena 4 in Paris on the 30th (Korea time) and reached the round of 16 along with his first win. He won a perfect 4-0 victory against his opponent, who had been tight with a record of 1 win and 1 loss, and gained momentum with two consecutive wins.
The next opponent is Japanese ace Togami??As the winner of the match between Ske (22, Japan, 15th place) and Denny Kozl (27, Slovenia, 126th place), Togami is likely to be the opponent of the round of 16 in terms of power. First face-off with Togami. As it is an ambush that uses a cheerful drive like Jang Woo-jin, it is necessary to prepare thoroughly for the targeted medal.
Jang Woo-jin visited his team ahead of this Olympics. Jang Woo-jin has been invincible ever since the military athletic unit was discharged. There was a commotion over the recruitment of Jang Woo-jin, the biggest fish who was a one-club man at Mirae Asset Securities, and after twists and turns, Jang Woo-jin competed in the Hangzhou Asian Games without his team and won the team event, the silver medal in doubles, and the bronze medal in singles and mixed doubles. South Korea's top ranker was also likely to go to the Paris Olympics, but Yoo Seung Min, president of the Korea Table Tennis Association, looked for his team in every direction for Jang Woo-jin, who is struggling, and met a strong supporter ahead of the Paris Olympics. Seah Group, which is a sponsor of the Korea Table Tennis Association and is serious about table tennis, has started to support Jang Woo-jin's training expenses. Seah's sponsorship was only known right before the opening of the Olympics, and the name of `Seah' was engraved behind Jang Woo-jin.
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