'Shuttlecock Mixed 銀''Jeong Na-eun's Tears''"Mom Who Left During COVID-19 Will Be Proud in Heaven'
Aug 03, 2024
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Kim Won-ho (25, Samsung Life Insurance) and Jung Na-eun (24, Hwasun County Office) shared their affection for their mothers after winning a silver medal at the Paris Olympics, where they competed for the first time..
Kim Won-ho and Jung Na-eun were completely defeated by a game score of 0-2 (8-21, 11-21) in the badminton mixed doubles final at the Paris Olympics held at Port Drachapel Arena in Paris on the 2nd (Korea time).
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After the silver medal, Kim Won-ho made headlines as an Olympic medalist for hats. As is well known, Kim Won-ho is the son of Samsung Life Insurance coach Gil Young-ah, a gold medalist in mixed doubles at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. In a press conference after the silver medal, Kim Won-ho said, `I dreamed of the Olympics while watching my mom from an early age. I was greedy to win a hat gold medal, but my opponent was too strong", he expressed his regret.
Jung Na-eun honored her mother, who passed away during the COVID-19 pandemic, with tears. It was the first face that came to mind when I was happy about becoming an Olympic silver medalist. "My name saved on my mom's phone was 'Olympic gold medalist Jung Na Eun"," he said with tears in his eyes. "I'm sorry I couldn't keep my gold medal promise, but I feel good because I think my mom will be proud."
The Korean team initially expected more medals from world No. 2 Seo Seung-jae and Chae Yoo-jung in the badminton mixed doubles. Contrary to expectations, the junior group brought a valuable silver medal amid a rebellion that exceeded the senior group. Kim Won-ho said, `It's an honor just to participate in the Olympics, but I didn't expect the result to be like this. I'm happy that the good results came out." Jung Na-eun also said, `I really didn't think we would win a silver medal like this because we had a hard time coming up from the preliminaries. I want to enjoy the present moment."
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