Leading the badminton Olympics to the finals for the first time in 16 years 'Fantastic breathing', 'Guto' Kim Won-ho was shaken 'Younger brother' Jeong Na-eun caught him
Aug 02, 2024
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When one is shaken, what one holds is breathing and chemistry. The semifinal match between Korean players, 'Fantastic Pairings' Kim Won-ho and Jung Na-eun laughed.
World No. 8 Kim Won-ho and Jung Na-eun won 2-1 (21-16 20-22 23-21) over world No. 2 Seo Seung-jae (Samsung Life Insurance) and Chae Yoo-jung (Incheon International Airport) in the semifinals of badminton mixed doubles at the 2024 Paris Olympics held at Port Drachapel Stadium in Paris, France on the 2nd (Korea time). Kim Won-ho and Jung Na-eun secured the silver medal by reaching the final. I'm going for the gold medal. It is the first time for Korean badminton to reach the final on the Olympic stage since the 2008 Beijing Games. Seo Seung-jae and Chae Yoo-jung will compete in the bronze medal match.
Kim Won-ho and Jung Na-eun made it to the quarterfinals. On the 29th, he lost 0-2 to China's Zheng Tsuwei and Huang Yat-chung, the world's No. 1 player. He remained 1-2 in the group qualifying round, making it uncertain to advance to the quarterfinals. In the doubles match at the Paris Olympics, 16 teams will be divided into four groups to qualify, with the first and second places in each group advancing to the quarterfinals. However, in the following game, Tom Zickel-Delfin Delou (France) defeated Renov Livaldi-Pita Hainingtijas Mentari (Indonesia) 2-0 to revive the game. South Korea, France, and Indonesia all recorded one win and two losses, but they advanced to the quarterfinals as second place in Group A, ahead of -1 (three wins and four losses) in the game's gains and losses.
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It was a great match. It lasted 77 minutes. Kim Won-ho and Jung Na-eun won the first set, and Seo Seung-jae and Chae Yoo-jung won the second set. The last set of fate. A tight race ensued. There is a last-minute variable. Kim Won-ho requested a medical time. I vomited. There was no giving up. He finally won the deuce game and ended it.
Kim Won-ho, whom I met after the game, still doesn't feel like winning. I'm not sure if I won yet." Jung Na-eun also "I don't feel real. I wonder if this is right, and we had a hard time coming up from the preliminary round, but I think it's a really unbelievable result to come up to the final like this." It was a more thrilling victory because he was an opponent who had never won. Kim Won-ho said "The opponent tried to play more cheerfully and actively than we did. I was able to put pressure on him by being ambitious. Thanks to Na Eun's good lead until the end, he said. Jung Na-eun also "I didn't think about who would go to the finals. I think I was less nervous than the preliminaries."
Kim Won-ho received military service benefits with this victory. He "I remember being caught thinking of the military in the situation of winning the final at the last Asian Games. This time, I tried not to show my mind. I didn't think about it during the game, I did my best" he said. As it was the final that came up after beating the Korean player, the determination was different. "We played a little less game in the preliminary round, but the final will probably be different. "
vanbasten@sportschosun.com
