'I saw my potential''3 years ago'I want to stop it' Dawn '女 Boxing First Medal' Lim Ae-ji Dreams of Four Years Later
Aug 05, 2024
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Lim Ae-ji (25, Hwasun County Office) smiled brightly. Lim Ae-ji lost to Hatice Akbashi (Turkiye) by a decision of 2 to 3 in the women's 54kg class semi-final at the 2024 Paris Olympics held at the North Paris Arena in Paris, France on the 4th (Korea time). Lim Ae-ji, who reached the semifinals with a 3-2 decision over Yeni Marcella Arias Castaneda of Colombia in the quarterfinals earlier, has already secured a bronze medal. Olympic Boxing does not play a bronze medal match, but awards bronze to all players who lost in the semifinals. Lim Ae-ji, the first Korean female boxer to win an Olympic medal, tried to change her color to gold, but unfortunately failed to advance to the final.
Lim Ae-ji said, `The strategy was to let the opponent come in. But it didn't come in as much as I thought. "As much as I analyzed the other person, I thought the other person also analyzed me." As for the backlog in the judgment "The judgment is inevitable. "What I didn't do neatly..." he said, "My strategy was not to be active originally, but I was pushed back in the first round, so I went in actively."
Akbashi is the winner of the 2022 International Boxing Association (IBA) Istanbul World Championship and is the world champion. I have a connection with Lim Ae-ji. It's a relationship that has been sparred in the past. Lim Ae-ji cried every time she sparred with the player. I got hit and bruised, and I got hurt. So I remember telling the coach 'I don't want to play with him' and 'But before this game, I was confident that 'I'm going to win the game' Although I lost, I want to play again"He fired up his passion. Then "It's a 60-point game out of 100 points. I thought I would win, but I'm sorry for the result. But I don't regret it. I want to fill in the gaps and make the player feel that he doesn't want to meet his father next time," he added.
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Before the competition, Lim Ae-ji said "At the Tokyo Olympics, I thought it was a 'once-in-a-lifetime event', but in Paris, I think it is a 'festival that will come at any time in my life" Lim Ae-ji enjoyed the festival as he said. He said "It's really fun because there's a lot of people here. It was thrilling to win here twice. It was thrilling that the audience called my name like today, and I wondered when I could be cheered like this in my life. "Korea does not have such an environment. He said, "I'm the type to cheer up more in practice, but I should think that many people are watching even if I'm alone in Korea."
Lim Ae-ji defined the Paris Olympics as a `stage that saw my potential.' Three years ago at the Tokyo Games, "I want to quit."He seems to be looking forward to the Los Angeles (LA) Olympics four years later, rather than worrying. Lim Ae-ji said, `I think four years will pass in a blink of an eye if I train. I want to ask the coach, 'You're going to be with me for the rest of the four years, right?'"I laughed. Even one coach "If you have a chance, you must challenge yourself unconditionally. Since Aggie won the bronze medal this time, I hope to win the gold medal next time. I want to show you again."
vanbasten@sportschosun.com
