"The Great Wall blocked again" Kim Won-ho X Jeong Na-jo lost 0-2 to Choi Kang-jo...a silver medal has been decided
Aug 02, 2024
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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).
Kim and Jung-jo defeated Seo Seung-jae (Samsung Life Insurance) and Chae Yoo-jeong (Incheon International Airport) 2-1 (21-16 20-22 23-21) in the semifinals the previous day. With the silver medal secured, they competed fiercely against each other in the group 'World No. 1'.
In the beginning, however, there was a difference in skills with China's Dak-Cooperation. I applied for the challenge with an early 0-3 deficit, but I failed. Kim Won-ho's shot was judged to have gone off the line. It was pushed to 0-7. The hot long rally, Kim Won-ho and Jung Na-eun confronted each other with an iron wall defense, and South Korea succeeded in scoring the first goal. 1-7. Kim Won-ho and Jung Na-eun chased the opponent to 3-8 by shaking the opponent with a full-fledged control 'pull and pull', but it was not enough to turn the tide. It was pushed to 4-11. Jung Na-eun tried to get Jung's shuttlecock, but the score gap widened to 6-14 and 7-17. There was a big gap in skills. They lost one game 8-21.
Two games South Korea took a 2-0 lead by grabbing two points first. China followed 2-2, but Kim Won-ho put a powerful push into the opponent's court. They led 3-2, 4-3, and continued their tight flow to 4-4, but lost to 4-7 by giving up three points in a blink of an eye. Chinese spectators filling Port Drachapel Arena "Ta-da!" Amid the growing roar, the score gap widened to 4-10, allowing seven consecutive points. He was shaken by the world's strongest team's high, fast, and accurate attack. Jung Na-eun's drop shot in the challenger's position was successful, chasing 6-10, but the difference widened toward the second half. 6-14, 7-16, broke down with a double score. In 11–21, he was defeated 0–2 in the game score, securing a silver medal.
'2018, 2019, 2022 World Championship Mixed Doubles Champion' Lee Won-ho, born in 1999, and Jung Na-eun, born in 2000, who had the best record in the quarterfinals of the 2023 World Championship, challenged the Chinese group until the end with an undaunted mind, but the gap was still wide.
In the bronze medal match held earlier, Seo Seung-jae and Chae Yoo-jeong lost the bronze medal by losing 0-2 to Utah Watanabe and Arisajo Higashino of Japan. I couldn't achieve my dream of multi-podium. I finished with one mixed doubles silver medal.
Paris = Reporter Jeon Young-ji sky4us@sportschosun.com
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