'Banana Power → Tears'Hirano is held daily and Shin Yu-bin is in the semifinals. Please look forward to the match against China"
Aug 01, 2024
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Shin Yu-bin won the women's singles quarterfinals of the 2024 Paris Olympics table tennis against Hirano Miu (11-4, 11-7, 11-5, 7-11, 8-11, 9-11, 13-11) at Table 1 of the South Paris Arena in Paris, France on the 1st (Korea time). Shin Yu-bin cheered by taking one to three games. However, he was shaken by allowing four to six games. I won in the background. Shin Yu-bin won the table tennis match between Korea and Japan.
In the semifinals, Shin Yu-bin will face Chen Meng (China), the defending champion. Shin Yu-bin is challenging Korean history for the first time in 20 years. Kim Kyung-ah, who won the bronze medal at the 2004 Athens Games, was the last time a South Korean athlete won a medal in the women's singles at the Olympics.
After the game, Shin Yu-bin said in the mixed zone, `I think it will be an unforgettable game. It was a really difficult game. I was able to win in the end, and I want to say that I did well in the game," he said with a smile.
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Shin Yu-bin said "I couldn't remember the whole point because I came to the Olympics. 'The ball only comes here anyway', I just thought like this 'Let's just do it' I just thought about what kind of service I put in and how to type it. I've just won since then."
It was four games that changed the atmosphere. As Shin Yu-bin led one to three games, Japan left for a while to replace the uniform. Shin Yu-bin "When the other person went to change, I felt my body stiffened a little, too. I thought, 'Oh, it's breaking the flow.' He's such a good player that I won until the end I didn't think of this. One by one, the operation kept changing from one another. I think it was a very interesting game."
In the meantime, Shin Yu-bin supplemented his physical strength by feeding bananas, vitamin water, and energy gel. He "I don't think I would have won seven games if I hadn't eaten. I lost so much strength that I lost my energy in the middle. I think eating rice balls and bananas made by my mother and going in was a factor that could win. Secret water" he laughed.
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Shin's next opponent is Chen Ming (China), the defending champion. He said "Please look forward to it. Expectations... Please do it" "It's an honor to go to the semifinals. As I came up like this, I want to play a more regretless game and a winning game."
epi17@sportschosun.com
