What do the London Olympics have in common with the Paris Olympics? Pre-training camp!
Aug 07, 2024
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It is a pre-training camp. The Korean Olympic Committee has set up its first overseas training camp for the London Olympics. The Taeneung Training Center was relocated to Brunel University in London. Athletes received a variety of support here that was hard to expect in the Olympic Village. He improved his condition by adjusting to the time difference in Europe, and continued training by using dedicated facilities. Accompanied by his partner, he increased the efficiency of his training. On one side, special meals and compulsory support were provided for the squad. With such full support, the South Korean team ranked fifth overall with 13 gold medals, the most ever.
Pre-training camp was held once again ahead of the Paris Olympics. The Korea Sports Association created the Team Korea Paris platform at the French National Defense Sports Center (CNSD) in Fontainebleau, near Paris. The Paris platform, which was prepared two years ago, is equipped with modern training facilities and lodging facilities. 146 athletes and leaders in 13 sports, including badminton, judo, boxing and swimming management, who left the country in advance, conducted local adaptation and training here. The Taegeuk Warriors sweated at the last minute in the pre-camp with a comfortable atmosphere that seemed to have moved the Jincheon National Training Center as it was. Since the camp was set up in military facilities, the players were blocked from the outside and focused only on training, but entered the athletes' village according to the event schedule, and it paid off greatly.
Bob, who was the biggest concern of athletes' villages in each country at the beginning of the tournament, was also a different story for us. Fifteen chefs dispatched to France from Jincheon Training Center provided delicious and balanced lunch boxes every day. Team Korea's Paris platform has become more colorful as a meal support center since its opening. The sports association surveyed the demands of athletes and leaders to ensure that athletes who moved to the athletes' village would not lose their taste of rice, and delivered lunch and dinner boxes twice a day to the Paris Olympic Village, an hour and a half drive from Fontainebleau. According to the operation performance report held on the 7th (Korea time), more than 10,000 meals were provided and more than 3,000 lunch boxes were produced.
The players expressed satisfaction. Do Kyung-dong, who was the hero of the fencing men's sabre team gold medal, performed well because there were people who helped from behind. I went to the Paris Olympic Village restaurant, but it didn't suit my taste. Thanks to the lunch box, I gained strength.' Yang Ji-in, a 25-meter pistol gold medalist, was also able to manage his condition and produce good results thanks to his help in pre-camp. I trained in pre-camp, ate food, and cheered up. In shooting, the athletes' village was far away, so I couldn't eat Korean food after the game began. I gained strength after eating the food I ate during the pre-camp. It was a good game." Kim Ha-yoon, a bronze medalist in the women's 78kg or higher class, said "I could do it like I was training in Korea in pre-camp. I was able to concentrate on training. Koreans like rice, but I was able to cheer up because they sent me a good lunch box"I laughed.
vanbasten@sportschosun.com
