"'I didn't have enough effort, I won't cry again.'" Storm sobbing after a disappointing bronze medal failure, Taekwondo Seo Kun-woo grows like that
Aug 10, 2024
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Seo Kun-woo (Korea National Sports University) unfortunately failed to win a medal. Seo Kun-woo lost 0-2 (2-158-11) to Denmark's Eddie Hurnick in the men's 80kg bronze medal match at the 2024 Paris Olympics at Grand Palais in Paris, France on the 10th (Korea time). Seo Kun-woo tried to win a medal in his first Olympics, but unfortunately, he failed to achieve his goal. Seo Kun-woo, who became the first Korean athlete to compete in the men's 80kg class at the Olympics, even tried to win a medal while he was out, but he was frustrated at the last threshold. Korean Taekwondo, which previously won gold medals in men's 58kg class Park Tae-joon (Kyunghee University) and women's 57kg class Kim Yoo-jin (Ulsan Sports Council), failed to win gold medals on the same day.
Seo Kun-woo came down to the bronze medal match in the semifinals, unfortunately losing 1-2 (4-29-138-12) to Iran's Mehran Barkodari. The opponent was Hrynik, who came up with a 2-0 victory over Australia's Leon Seiranovic in the consolation match.
I was shaken at the beginning of the first round. He was allowed to kick the torso one after another. It was dragged 0-6 in 22 seconds. Seo Kun-woo recovered one point by subtracting the opponent's points. While they exchanged points, the score was even wider, allowing another body attack. Seo Kun-woo was aggressive, but he couldn't find a clue due to the physical difference. The video review allowed even the head attack, and the first round ended with a 2-15 defeat.
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The first Olympics were a series of twists and turns. It was a crisis from the first round. Seo came from behind to beat Chile's Joaquin Churchill Martinez 2-1 (6-816-16 14-1) in the round of 16. In the first round, Seo Kun-woo struggled with the opponent's strong attack. He allowed a kick after turning, and eventually gave up the first round with a score of 6-8. The situation was not good in the second round, which was the end of the loss. He took the lead with a series of body attacks, but was pushed back 6-15 by allowing a series of face attacks following a rotating attack. The game seemed to end as it was, but Seo Kun-woo did not give up. He made a series of fierce kicks. Following the rotational attack, he succeeded in kicking his torso. There was a series of attacks with one second left. The match ended 14-16, but the video review found that the body kick was recognized as a rotational attack, and Sun Kun-woo added four points at a stroke. The second round concluded 16-16.
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In response, game officials gathered together to examine each movement and scene and review whether the decision was made properly in a tie. The result was a reversal. Seo Kun-woo's victory in the second round was recognized. While Martinez made one revolving attack, Seo Kun-woo made two. Due to an error in prioritization, this part was not accurately aggregated, and the error was eventually corrected through a review.
According to the World Taekwondo Federation (WT), there is no problem in regulation that the results have been completely reversed since the winner of the round was announced. If the operation is inexperienced, the results can be announced again within 30 minutes after the end.
WT started the set system from this tournament to induce more interesting games. Until the last Tokyo Games, the game was decided by cumulative points until the third round, and the player who scored two points first was recognized as the winner in the fourth round when the score was tied. From this competition, the player who takes the two rounds first will win by determining the outcome of each round. WT set the standard for tie in detail in accordance with the new regulations, and Seo Kun-woo revived accordingly.
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The quarterfinals were relatively easy. In a 2-0 (4-4 2-2) victory over Brazil's Enrique Fernandez. Both rounds ended in a tie, but they won earlier in the effective attack. Unfortunately, he lost in the semifinals and then lost in the bronze medal match.
After the game, Seo Kun-woo hugged the staff and cried for a long time. He said "I lost, but I really wanted to win first place in this weight class next time." Then "It was fun, even though there were a lot of spectators and we lost during the Paris Olympics. I thought I wanted to play again. I played happily, but the last one showed a disappointing result. Next time, I hope it will be fun even if I run happily and go back."
Still, it was a competition where I gained a lot. He gave the motto "The pain is greater when a high school teacher does not get what he wants than the pain when he tries." I thought I worked really hard, but I found out that my efforts were lacking through this competition. I thought I should work harder." Seo Kun-woo said "The goal is to become a better player in this weight class because I've heard all the bad things in this weight class."
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