'Bronze match against Germany' Korean women's table tennis'Youngest on top'Shin Yu-bin'Last Olympic Games, finish with a great medal'
Aug 09, 2024
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The Korean women's table tennis team consisting of Shin Yoo-bin (20, Korean Air, world No. 7), Jeon Ji-hee (32, Mirae Asset Securities, world No. 15), and Lee Eun-hye (29, Korean Air, world No. 44) will play against Germany at the South Paris Arena in France at 5 p.m. on the 10th (Korea time). It is her first medal attempt in 16 years since the bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Games.
South Korea lost to the world's strongest China 0-3 in the semifinals of the women's team event on the 9th. In China, the strongest aces such as the world's No. 1 Sun Yingxia, the world's No. 2 Chen Meng, and the world's No. 3 Wang Manyu were all out.
Unlike the World Championships, which consist solely of singles, the Olympic team event will be held in a 'double-fast-fast' The 1st doubles '2nd in the world' Shin Yu-bin and Jeon Ji-hee collided with '1st in the world' Chen Meng-Wang Man-yu. Shin Yu-bin and Jeon Ji-hee had some expectations as they were fantastic doubles players who won the gold medal for the first time in 21 years at the Hangzhou Asian Games last year.
However, he lost the first two games and lost the game. I won 11-9 in three games, but that was it. In the end, they lost 1-3 (4-115-111-111-11-99-11). South Korea's chances of winning have been greatly reduced by losing in the first doubles with relative strength.
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South Korea will last face Germany, which lost to Japan 1-3 in the next semifinal. I have a nightmare. Three years ago, South Korea lost to Germany in the quarterfinals of the women's team event at the Tokyo Olympics by a score of 2 to 3 and stopped its medal challenge. Shin Yoo-bin and Jeon Ji-hee, who played at the time, will avenge their performance with more mature performance.
"'Youngest on top' Shin Yu-bin replied "I'm sorry for the result, but I want to prepare well again and finish well with the last medal because I have another bronze medal match to win." Lee Eun-hye replied "Same thoughts" and Jeon Ji-hee replied "One heart"
Shin Yu-bin is trying to win her second Olympic medal after winning a bronze medal in mixed doubles. Jeon Ji-hee, who is making her third Olympic appearance, is aiming for her first Olympic medal. In the end, Shin Yu-bin and Jeon Ji-hee hold the medal.
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Lee Eun-hye said "This is our last Olympic game. We will unite in one mind and try to win a medal by pouring out everything we have without regret." Shin Yu-bin said, `It's really the last game of the Olympics. I really want to make a race where I don't have any regrets. I want to win a medal with the mindset that I put everything into one ball" expressed his determination.
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