"Legal Military Service Broker's Heart" Lim Jong-hoon's Special Salute' with his 7-year-old sister Shin Yu-bin

Jul 31, 2024

On the 30th (Korea time), the bronze medal match for mixed table tennis doubles between Lim Jong-hoon and Shin Yu-bin of South Korea and Wong Chun-Ting of Hong Kong was held at South Paris Arena 4 in Paris, France. South Korea's Lim Jong-hoon and Shin Yoo-bin, who won the bronze medal, are celebrating for the stands. Paris (France) = Reporter Chung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.07.30/

How about the Korean table tennis mixed doubles team Lim Jong-hoon (Korea Exchange) and Shin Yu-bin (Korean Air) in the mixed doubles bronze medal match against Hong Kong's Chiudang-Nina Mitelham team at South Paris Arena 4 in Paris, France on the 30th (Korea Standard Time)?Won Chunting - Du Hoicem Group (Hong Kong, No. 4 in the world) won a valuable bronze medal with a 4-0 (11-5 11-7 11-7 14-12) complete victory. South Korea's Lim Jong-hoon and Shin Yu-bin, who won the bronze medal, pose on the podium. Paris (France) = Reporter Chung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.07.30/

On the 30th (Korea time), the bronze medal match for mixed table tennis doubles between Lim Jong-hoon and Shin Yu-bin of South Korea and Wong Chun-Ting of Hong Kong was held at South Paris Arena 4 in Paris, France. Lim Jong-hoon and Shin Yoo-bin, who won the bronze medal match, are delighted. Paris (France) = Reporter Chung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.07.30/

Finally, a medal came out in Olympic table tennis.

Lim Jong-hoon and Shin Yu-bin won the bronze medal in the mixed doubles bronze medal match at the 2024 Paris Olympics held at South Paris Arena 4 in Paris, France on the 30th (Korea time) by beating the Hong Kong ace team 'Hong Kong team 's Wong Chun-ting and Du Hoicem team (4th place in the world) by a score of 4-0.

It has been 12 years since the men's team silver medal at the 2012 London Games. Shin Yu-bin won an Olympic medal as a Korean female table tennis player for the first time in 16 years since finishing third in the women's team event in Beijing in 2008.

Im Jong-hoon, who was born in 1997, and Shin Yu-bin, who was born in 2004, are the famous table tennis siblings. He has been running tirelessly for nearly two years since he first joined hands with the goal of winning a medal at the Paris Olympics in 2022.

Again, he showed off his fantastic chemistry. If one makes a mistake, the other takes care of it. When they scored, they clenched their fists together and cheered.

As soon as the bronze medal was confirmed, he shared a warm hug with Lim Jong-hoon. 'Sister' Shin Yu-bin dutifully read 'Oppa' Im Jong-hoon. Shin Yu-bin, who became a "legitimate broker for military service", is also a hot topic.

On the 30th (Korea Standard Time), the bronze medal match for mixed table tennis doubles between South Korea's Lim Jong-hoon and Hong Kong's Wong Chun-ting and Du Hoicem was held at South Paris Arena 4 in Paris, France.

South Korea's Lim Jong-hoon-Shin Yoo-bin group won a valuable bronze medal with a 4-0 victory.

South Korea's Lim Jong-hoon and Shin Yu-bin, who won the bronze medal, are delighted. Paris (France) = Reporter Chung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.07.30/

On the 30th (Korea time), the bronze medal match for mixed table tennis doubles between Lim Jong-hoon and Shin Yu-bin of South Korea and Wong Chun-Ting of Hong Kong was held at South Paris Arena 4 in Paris, France. Lim Jong-hoon and Shin Yoo-bin, who won the bronze medal match, are roaring. Paris (France) = Reporter Chung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.07.30/

Im Jong-hoon received a convocation warrant on August 19 and was only 20 days away from joining the army. He also wrote 'Drama', which benefits from military service in Paris. Male athletes who have not completed their military service will be exempted from military service if they wear a medal around their necks regardless of color at the Olympics.

Lim Jong-hoon drew attention by giving a show of hands to the Korean team, Lee Ki-heung, president of the Korea Sports Council, and Yoo Seung Min, president of the Korea Table Tennis Association. Shin Yu-bin performed his unique cute heart ceremony.

Netizens interpreted the salute as a ceremony that means 'disposal'. I thought it meant 'Goodbye army, good bye'. Im Jong-hoon was honest.

He said "When I first started mixing, I was reminded of military service exceptions. When I asked (Jang) Woo-jin, who I experienced at the Tokyo Olympics, he said it would be weird if I couldn't think of anything. I acknowledged that and decided to focus on one game and one game with Yubin. We set our keyword as a challenge. That idea helped me a lot with mind control."

"Everything was possible because I was able to play doubles with Yubin. I'm just so grateful to Yubin," he said with a smile.

How about the Korean table tennis mixed doubles team Lim Jong-hoon (Korea Exchange) and Shin Yu-bin (Korean Air) in the mixed doubles bronze medal match against Hong Kong's Chiudang-Nina Mitelham team at South Paris Arena 4 in Paris, France on the 30th (Korea Standard Time)?Won Chunting - Du Hoicem Group (Hong Kong, No. 4 in the world) won a valuable bronze medal with a 4-0 (11-5 11-7 11-7 14-12) complete victory. South Korea's Lim Jong-hoon and Shin Yu-bin, who won the bronze medal, are taking a commemorative photo with China's Wang Chuqin and Sun Ying-sa, and North Korea's Lee Jeong-sik and Kim Geum-yong, silver medal. Paris (France) = Reporter Chung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.07.30/

On the 30th (Korea time), the bronze medal match for mixed table tennis doubles between Lim Jong-hoon and Shin Yu-bin of South Korea and Wong Chun-Ting of Hong Kong was held at South Paris Arena 4 in Paris, France. South Korea's Lim Jong-hoon and Shin Yu-bin, who won the bronze medal, are cheering with the national flag. Paris (France) = Reporter Chung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.07.30/

Lim Jong-hoon and Shin Yu-bin needed the second seed to secure an advantageous match to avoid the strongest Chinese group until the end. It has taken a global turn from Oman, Peru, Brazil, India, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, China, Slovenia, Croatia, Nigeria, and Thailand. He constantly scored ranking points in WTT competitions around the world.

Injuries were inevitable in the forced army. Since May, back pain has worsened, and Lim Jong-hoon has worn a belly bandage and played in the game. MRI taken about a month before the Olympics showed signs of bones growing and weighing on muscles and nerves, but it could not be stopped.

Im Jong-hoon said "It was said that my bones grew, but I couldn't give up the Olympics. If it was fasting, I might have bought myself. I had my share of mixed doubles with Yubin. I tried to cover everything as long as I couldn't because I broke my back."

Shin Yu-bin said "There were injuries, and there were times when I kept losing, but I wanted to tell myself 'Well endured' to the end without giving up." It was a happy ending.

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