Tears welled up 'Modern Five Kinds of Iron Man'Jeon Woong-tae's unrepentant efforts...That's why it's so sad"
Aug 11, 2024
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Jeon Woong-tae (29, Gwangju Metropolitan City Hall) shed tears after narrowly missing his second consecutive medal at the Paris Olympics.
On the 11th (Korea time), Jeon Woong-tae ranked sixth overall in the men's final round of the Paris Olympics at the modern pentathlon stadium in the Palace of Versailles, France, with a total of 1,526 points in fencing, swimming, horseback riding, and laser runs (land + shooting). Seo Chang-wan (National Army Sports Unit) ranked seventh with 1,520 points.
I was slightly shaken in the first event of the finals. He scored 287 points and ranked 11th overall. However, he scored 235 points in fencing and three consecutive bonus rounds, scoring an additional six points, 241 points and ranking second. In the 200m freestyle swimming, he scored 312 points with a time of 1:59.41 to finish seventh. With 840 points left in the last race (land + shooting), he ranked third after Egypt's Ahmed Elzendi (857 points) and Switzerland's Aleksandr Dalenbach (840 points). The medal came in stride.
But last Ray, the first shot determined the fate of the medal. After five shots in 14 shots in the first round, he exhausted his time, putting pressure on track and field. In 25.8 seconds, he became more urgent as he chased down Daishu Sato, Japan, who is likely to win a silver medal. He ran with all his might, but he wasn't good enough to turn the game around. In the laser run, he fell to 2:09.96 and 13th place, moving away from the medal. After finishing sixth overall, Jeon Woong-tae couldn't hide his disappointment.
After entering the mixed zone, I buried my face in my shoulder and cried for a long time. Jeon Woong-tae, who calmed down his mind, said, `I looked forward to it a lot, and I heard many Koreans come and cheer for me. I was going to live up to your expectations... In a way, I think I was a bit greedy," he said with his head down. "There were days when things worked out and days when things didn't work out, but today was one of those days when it didn't work out. So it's a shame, and I have to endure it and overcome it, but I couldn't do that again. It occurred because I kept on repeating the disappointing parts. I'm sorry for my mistake" expressed his feelings.
When I was told that I was shaken in the first shot, I accepted "Right". "I'm going to shoot the first time and keep going 'I'm going to quickly catch Sato and continue the next series. At that time, I thought I should make no mistake, but I was in a hurry because another mistake came out. "I made a mistake from the horse riding, and I caught it well in the next part, but I didn't finish it properly on the last laser run. I will try to become a better player. "
Jeon Woong-tae is a player who sweats more than anyone else in the Korean squad. He is a player who recognizes how sincere he is. "I'm sorry for the result, but I don't think I'll regret my efforts."Jeon Woong-tae shed tears again at the words ". "That's why it's even more unfortunate"Wept.
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