'Wrestling 金8 Abstraction' Fencing Over Korea '金2020X #3 in the world 'Japan

Aug 12, 2024

'Wrestling 金8 Abstraction' Fencing Over Korea '金2020X 3 in the world 'Japan
'Wrestling 金8 Abstraction' Fencing Over Korea '金2020X 3 in the world 'Japan
(240810) -- PARIS, Aug. 10, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gold medalist Kitaguchi Haruka of Japan reacts during the victory ceremony of the women's javelin throw of Athletics at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 10, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Gang)
'Wrestling 金8 Abstraction' Fencing Over Korea '金2020X 3 in the world 'Japan
(240728) -- PARIS, July 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yoshizawa Coco of Japan celebrate during the skateboarding women's street final match of Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, July 28, 2024. (Xinhua/Meng Yongmin)<저작권자(c) Yonhap News, 무단 전재-재배포, AI 학습 및 활용 금지>


'Wrestling 金8 Abstraction' Fencing Over Korea '金2020X 3 in the world 'Japan
Japan's Ami Yuasa , known as Ami competes in the Women's Breaking dance Round robin of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at La Concorde in Paris, on August 9, 2024. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP)<저작권자(c) Yonhap News, 무단 전재-재배포, AI 학습 및 활용 금지>
"I saw the gold medal of a Japanese female javelin thrower. Honestly, I envy you."

This is what Jang Jae-geun, the general manager of the Paris Olympics (president of the Jincheon National Training Center), said at the press conference for the settlement of the South Korean team at the Paris Olympics on the 11th (Korea time). Japan's Kitaguchi Haruka won the gold medal at the stadium, where Woo Sang-hyuk unfortunately missed the medal in the high jump.

Japan aimed for 20 gold medals in this tournament and achieved their goal by completing exactly 20 gold medals. ' was ranked third overall after the United States (40 gold, 44 silver, 42 bronze), and China (40 gold, 27 silver, 24 bronze) with a total of 45 medals in 16 sports, including 12 bronze and 13 bronze. This is the best performance ever in the away Olympics. South Korea finished eighth in 11 events with 13 gold medals, nine silver, 10 bronze, a total of 32 medals, the highest since the 2012 London Games.

South Korea won five archery medals, three shooting, two each for taekwondo and fencing, and one for badminton. In Japan, wrestling, which has a 40% stake and 8 out of 20 gold medals, is the most beneficial event. In 40 years, he has regained the Greco-Roman gold medal and has won four gold medals in the women's team alone. He far surpassed the record of five gold medals in Tokyo, and added silver 1 and bronze 2. South Korea had three men and women players (Lee Seung-chan, Kim Seung-joon and Lee Han-bit) in Lee Jong-mok, but they were eliminated in the first round.

Fencing, which benchmarked the Korean model, surpassed Korea (gold 2, silver 1) in Paris. In the men's epee, Kano Koki won the individual gold medal and the team's first silver medal, and the men's foil team also won the first gold medal ever. Including the bronze medal in the women's foil and women's sabre team events, she ranked first in the 'Gold 2, Silver 1, and Bronze 2' event.

Japan was also strong in skateboarding and breaking in the sport of youth. Following the Tokyo Games, she won 'Gold 2, Silver 2' in skateboarding. Yuto Horigome in the men's category and Koko Yoshizawa in the women's category swept the gold medal. In Japan, Yoo Ah-sa Ami also won the first gold medal in the women's team in the breaking of the `Paris New event.' Japan also did well in basic sports such as gymnastics and track and field. Men's gymnastics '2003 Ace'Okah Shinnosuke won three gold medals in the team event, the individual all-around, and the bar, continuing Japan's fourth consecutive individual all-around feat, following Kohei Uchimura and Daiki Hashimoto. Kitaguchi's gold medal in women's javelin throwing, envied by general manager Jang, is the first women's track and field event in Japan. The silver medal of the five modern Daishu Sato and Rikuto Tamai in diving is also the first in Olympic history. Kyodo News Agency reported that Japan is engaged in new sports such as skateboarding and breaking, wrestling, fencing, and
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'Wrestling 金8 Abstraction' Fencing Over Korea '金2020X 3 in the world 'Japan
(240728) -- PARIS, July 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Kano Koki of Japan celebrates after the Men's Epee Individual Gold Medal Bout of Fencing against Yannick Borel of France at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France, on July 28, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Hongxiang)<저작권자(c) Yonhap News, 무단 전재-재배포,
'Unprecedented success in Paris, even in traditional Olympic sports such as Joe'

There is also a shadow in Japan's elite sports. In Tokyo, he recorded 'Gold 3, Silver 2, Copper 3' in judo, which swept nine gold medals. Japanese media are sounding the alarm, saying that "Defending Champ" Abe Uta's pain after losing the second round of the women's 52kg class is the future of Japanese judo." He failed to win a medal in ball games that Korea envied. The men's and women's volleyball teams ranked 7th and 9th, respectively, and the women's basketball team of the Tokyo Silver Team also lost in the group stage. The men's and women's soccer teams were eliminated in the quarterfinals by Spain and the United States, respectively. No gold medal has been won in swimming for the first time since the 2012 London Games. Matsushita Tomoyuki's 400m individual medley silver medal is all.

On the other hand, Japan's process of hitting the target is also impressive. Expecting '20 gold medals', he won exactly '20 gold medals'. This is in contrast to Korea, which has greatly missed expectations. South Korea expected five gold medals and 15th overall, but achieved 13 gold medals and nearly three times the performance. Criticism arose over his ability to predict power, which was greatly missed after his achievement of nearly the most medals (33) at the 1988 Seoul Olympics.

General Manager Jang Jae-geun said, `It is difficult to make accurate predictions due to the nature of sports and the Olympics. As the team's sense of crisis worked, the key was that 144 one-team Korea came together." Lee Ki-heung, chairman of the Korea Olympic Committee, drew an estimate of the gold medal based on scientific data from five stages. Foreign media also predicted five gold medals for South Korea. In the Olympics, athletes' mental and physical conditions are the most important." The main reason is the 2000s rookie gold medal, which showed his 200% performance in the first Olympics, but it is true that it is compared to Japan's tight predictions. At the end of the Paris Olympics, Japan begins preparations for the LA Olympics four years later. 'Yudo Legends'Kosei Inoue, deputy head of the Japanese team for the Paris Olympics, said "It is positive to win medals in 10 new events. It is a great achievement that there are many first medal events. We will start preparing for the LA Olympics early."

Chairman Lee Ki-heung posted the highest performance ever in the smallest squad in 48 years. Diversification of stocks confirmed that all stocks are developing evenly. Archery and fencing, as well as shooting, taekwondo, table tennis, boxing, swimming, etc., have achieved the best results of all time" he evaluated. In relation to the revitalization of basic sports, General Manager Jang said "We need to create a systematic infrastructure starting with school sports." I will support Woo Sang-hyuk better to win a medal in the LA line. Swimming came up a lot, but it didn't pay off in Paris. Didn't you pop the champagne early. We will clarify the reason through scientific analysis and come up with countermeasures.' "I repeat this every time, but revitalizing basic sports is not something that can be done with individual competence of players. We need continuous cooperation and support from the government and related organizations.

Paris = Reporter Jeon Young-ji sky4us@sportschosun.com



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