The mother's story finally brought up in tears, Park Hye-jeong "I will show my mother a medal when I go back to Korea.""
Aug 11, 2024
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My mother, who had been fighting the disease for six years, has passed away. Her mother, a former track and field discus thrower, was Park Hye-jeong's spiritual support. He received his mother's obituary ahead of his departure for the World Cup in Thailand, where he will participate in the Paris Olympics. Park Hye-jeong was strong. He won a ticket to Paris with a new Korean record. Park Hye-jung participated because it was difficult, but it was such an important competition. My mother would have wanted me to be here as well."
He buried his mother in his chest and focused only on training. Park Hye-jeong finally won her long-cherished Olympic medal. Park Hye-jung picked up 131kg in the women's 81kg or higher weightlifting event at the 2024 Paris Olympics held at the South Paris Arena in Paris, France on the 11th (Korea time), 168kg in Yongsang, and 299kg in total. It was a new Korean record. Park Hye-jeong came in second behind Li Wen-wen of China, who received a total of 309 kilograms. Park Hye-jeong succeeded in winning a silver medal at the first Olympics, as did Jang Mi-ran, a second runner-up at the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Zhang won a silver medal at the 2004 Athens Games and then a gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Games.
Korea's weightlifting team won a valuable silver medal thanks to Park Hye-jeong's good performance in Tokyo. It is the first Olympic medal in eight years after Yoon Jin-hee (53kg) won a bronze medal at the 2016 Rio Games. Park Hye-jung became the "Korean Olympic Weightlifting Women's Weightlifting Medallist" after Vice Minister Jang, who won gold, silver, and bronze medals one by one. Park Hye-jeong has achieved the end of the tournament. He became the star of the last medal of the Korean team.
Park Hye-jeong laughed, `Until yesterday, the last player was Park Hye-jeong, and to be honest, I felt a lot of pressure because I thought I had to win a medal, but fortunately, I am so happy and happy to win a medal.'
I also brought up my mother's story. Park Hye-jeong rarely talked about her mother in public. He "I thought it would be harder for me if I became known. I didn't mention it as much as I could because I thought my mind would be shaken"I still get emotional and teary when I talk about my mom, but I can't keep crying. still in the governance phase." Then "Dad and sister are in Paris, and I will go to Korea and show my mother a medal."
Park Hye-jeong showed off her best skills on the day. In particular, it was impressive to set a new Korean record in the impression. He was very weak in his impression since middle school. This year, I focused a lot on the impression and paid a lot of attention to the movement. I think that part accumulated and led to a new Korean record." The combined record was also close to 300kg. Park Hye-jung said "I did it in Korea, but when I come abroad, I can't exceed 300kg. It's an excuse, but it seems that jet lag or long-distance flights were the problem. I think we can try harder."
"I decided to eat snail dishes with my dad and sister before going to Korea. I want to go to the Eiffel TowerPark Hye-jeong laughed "Thank you for your interest in weightlifting. It is thanks to the support from people around me that you are Park Hye-jeong. I want to be a clean sports player. " When she was in middle school, Park set her goal of 'first Olympic medal, second Olympic gold medal'. "I think I can become a better player than Lee Won-won if I grow up a little more now. I will try to win the gold medal in four years."
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