"I showed off my strength." Sepaktakro National Team Wins 5 Bronze Medals in Generational Change Signal Championship
Sep 09, 2024
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The Korean Sepak Takraw national team ranked third in the men's and women's team events (team events) and men's quad (four-piece) events at the '2024 World Sepak Takraw Championships' held in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand from the 1st to the 9th. In the mixed trio category, a new men's and women's mixed trio event, he also won a total of five bronze medals in the competition.
This competition was an important stage that marked the starting point of a generational change. New players such as Kim Dong-woo (25, Daedeok-gu Office), Oh Dae-yang (27, Daegu Metropolitan City Hall), Kim Ye-ji (21, Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province Sports Council), and Jang Ga-yeon (25, Jeonbuk Special Self-Governing Province Sports Council) have joined the national team. The national team, which signaled a generational change with their joining, showed the progress of generational change through harmony between the old and the new at this tournament.
Oh Joo-young, president of the Korea Sepak Takraw Association, said "I salute the athletes and leaders of the Korean national team who once again proved the power of Sepak Takraw on the world stage. I hope the newly joined players will grow into great players who can lead the national team, and become one with the association and become one team that only looks at the future of our Sepaktakro\."
Manager Kim Moo-jin said, `I am really grateful to Chairman Oh Joo-young and association officials for their support and to the players who did their best. I hope that new players will grow into the main players of the national team in the future and lead the successful generational change of Sepaktakraw in Korea, and I hope that they can make up for the confirmed complementary points and show more successful performances on the international stage in the future."
Meanwhile, the national team will return home through Incheon International Airport on the 10th and will sweat hard in preparation for the future international stage.
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