The 'Shin Yu-bin Medal' encouraged 女 group to advance to the quarterfinals. Let's all go up to the podium one more time!"
Aug 06, 2024
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"People's Peep" Shin Yoo-bin (20, world No. 8), Jeon Ji-hee (32, Mirae Asset Securities, world No. 14), and Lee Eun-hye (29, Korean Air, world No. 42) all resolved to be at the podium in the team event together.
Following Shin Yu-bin's bronze medal in mixed doubles and women's singles semifinals on the 6th (Korea time), South Korea won the match-core 3-1 against Brazil, the sixth player in the world to compete in the Olympics and Paralympics, with Bruna Takahashi (20th in the world), Zulia Takahashi (90th in the world). It will face the winner of the Sweden-Hong Kong match at 10 p.m. on the 6th in the quarterfinals.
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Lee Eun-hye said, "I was a little nervous at first, but in the 4th game, the director, Ji-hee, and Yubin kept telling me, so I think I overcame the crisis comfortably," he said with a smile. "I was told yesterday that I had to play two games, and I thought it would be a burden to think about the result, so I just tried to do my best in one game."
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Regarding the feeling of competing in women's team events following mixed doubles and women's singles, Shin Yu-bin smiled brightly, saying, `I feel less lonely because I'm with my sisters, and I feel reassured because I feel like I'm going to fight together.' Shin Yu-bin did not lose his smile, although he must be physically tired as it was the first major competition he played without resting for a single day. "I've played so many games in such a big tournament. I think I've played 11 games so far today, and I'm very honored and I think we need to take this opportunity and change everything again, one game and one game."
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When asked about their plans to climb the podium together in the team event, cautious Jeon Ji-hee kept quiet as always. "It's a 3 o'clock game tomorrow. I think I need to prepare well and build up my condition so that I can fight well" he said. Shin Yu-bin spoke valiantly. "You have to go up to the podium together. We have to!" replied Jeon Ji-hee, "I believe in Yubin."
At the end of the interview, Yoo Seung Min, the president of the Korea Table Tennis Association, passed through the mixed zone. `Pee-yak' cried Shin Yu-bin out loud. "Happy birthday, Mr. President!" On Aug. 5, Chairman Yoo of the Olympic Champion was presented with his first win in the women's team event on his 42nd birthday.
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