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

Shin Yubin 'Way to go!'

Shin Yubin, who supports Lee Eun-hye

"Team competition, I have to go up with you guys!"

"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.

'이은혜 파이팅!'

Oh Kwang-heon, head coach of the women's national team, saved Shin Yu-bin, who played 10 games without a single day's rest, reaching the semifinals of the mixed doubles bronze medal and the women's singles for the first time since the start of the table tennis match on the 27th of last month. After a 3-0 complete victory over Brazil in the first doubles against Jeon Ji-hee, Shin focused on cheering on the bench in singles. Lee Eun-hye, who made her Olympic debut, played 2-4 games, lost two games 'Brazil's top ranker'Bruna Takehashi in a full game, and won four games 'Paradise medalists'3-0 victory over Alexander. Jeon Ji-hee, who was in charge of three games, also completed her mission by catching Jiulia Takahashi with perfect performance. Whenever Shin Yu-bin scored, she jumped up from the bench and cheered enthusiastically. I saved up my stamina thanks to my sisters ahead of the quarterfinals.

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."

Roaring Jeon Ji-hee

Korea, which won the first round

Jeon Ji-hee, who won the first team event of the third Olympics lightly like the oldest, said, "I was nervous in the first Olympics, but I was nervous today, too" expressed an unexpected feeling. "There were many things that Yubin learned and felt while watching Gyeonggi-do and seeing mixed blessing." Yubin's condition is so good that I have to do well with him, but I'm worried a lotHe smiled, saying, "'I made a joke to Yubin to look at me today, so that he wouldn't be angry even if I was a little bad.'" "My condition has improved compared to fasting, but since it's a team competition, I feel like I need to come to my senses more."

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."

Lee Eun-hye-Ji Eun-hee-Shin Yu-bin. Photograph = Reporter Ahn Sung-ho in Monthly Tablets

Shin Yu-bin's bronze medal was also congratulated by Jeon Ji-hee and Lee Eun-hye with all her heart and joy. Jeon Ji-hee said "It was so good. I saw Yubin when he was very young, and I'm so happy that he became an amazing player. I'm also glad that we're in sync. I'm so happy." Lee Eun-hye said "Congratulations so much. I really congratulate Yubin on getting such a good result because I know he worked hard and went through a really hard training process.

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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The 'Shin Yu-bin Medal' encouraged 女 group to advance to the quarterfinals. Let's all go up to the podium one more time!"

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