Swim 黃 Kim's departure from Paris, the battleground...Junghoon Lee General Manager"Aim for 3 Medals"...Chairman Chung Chang-hoon"I believe in 金믿는다 for the first time in 12 years"
Jul 16, 2024
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Fifteen Korean management national team members left for Paris, the final destination, via Incheon International Airport on the morning of the 16th.
General manager Junghoon Lee "As soon as I arrived at the airport, I realized that the Paris Olympics were about to open. Our players came this far after overcoming all the harsh training. If he avoids injury, he will have several players on the podium," he said, expressing confidence. When asked about the medal goal "I think it will put pressure on the athletes"I declined to comment, but I extended three fingers in response to repeated requests. Korean swimmers are expecting medals in the 400-meter freestyle by Kim Woo-min, the 200-meter freestyle by Hwang Sun-woo, and the 800-meter relay by team.
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Chung Chang-hoon, president of the Korea Swimming Federation, was confident that the gold medal would come out unconditionally. "You're thinking of a gold medal, right?" he said to the general manager of Junghoon Lee?When asked ", the general manager nodded significantly. When asked about the Olympic medal reward, Chairman Chung, who has continued to shoot 1 million won in prize money directly into the athlete's bank account in real time whenever a new Korean record is released, said, `There is nothing we can't do for the athlete who won the Olympic medal. I promised a luxury watch, but I'm considering upgrading it. Don't worry about the reward." He added to the golden chapter of the golden generation.
The reversal of the golden generation begins 11 days later. Kim Woo-min will play the 400m freestyle preliminary round on the morning of the 27th, and will challenge for the first medal in 12 years in the final round on the afternoon of the same day. The swimming monster'Hwang Sun-woo foreshadows a gold reverse in the 200-meter freestyle preliminary round on the 28th, the semi-final round, and the final round on the 29th. The men's 800-meter relay race, which challenges the new history of swimming in Korea, will take place on the 30th.
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