The point where 'belief' and 'belief' meet, and there was the achievement of 'Boccia'10th consecutive Paralympic gold medal'.
Sep 03, 2024
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Lim Kwang-taek, coach of the Boccia national team at the Paralympics, continued "Good. I feel relieved. My frustrated heart was relieved." Two previous finals losses. The Paralympic stage did not easily open up the achievements of the '10 consecutive gold medals' in Boccia, South Korea. "It's a bit of a bummer, but it's okay. It'll be out soon." Coach Lim spoke calmly whenever Jung So-young and Jung Sung-joon each collapsed in the final of the Boccia men's and women's individual competitions. However, contrary to the outward expression, the deep part of my heart was only bruised. Worries were encroaching on coach Lim Kwang-taek's mind whether he would stay in the silver medal like this.
But there was still a ray of hope. Captain and ace of the Korean Boccia team. Jung Ho-won, who has won eight gold medals at the World Championship, the Asian Games for the Disabled, and the previous Paralympics, has been the last stem of hope that coach Lim believes in.
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As soon as the gold medal was confirmed, coach Lim Kwang-taek of the Boccia national team, who shouted fighting outside the stadium, and coach Kim Seung-gyeom, who was next to Jung Ho-won as a match partner, could not hide their joy. As soon as Jung Ho-won finished the stadium ceremony wearing the Korean national flag, he lifted Jung Ho-won out of his wheelchair and rinsed him. Coach Lim and coach Kim rolled to the side holding Jung Ho-won, perhaps because they were struggling after rinsing your turn. The three hugged on the floor as they were and rejoiced like children.
Following Cho Jung-du (P1 men's 10m air pistol sports grade SH1) and Park Jin-ho (R1 men's 10m air rifle sports grade SH1, shooting above), the Korean team won the third gold medal at the Paris Paralympics. Joy couldn't help but be left behind.
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Jung Ho-won has a large stake among them. Three gold medals in pairs at the 2008 Beijing Games, individual at the 2016 Rio Games and pairs at the 2020 Tokyo Games.
Since Boccia has won a total of 10 gold medals in nine Paralympics so far, Jung Ho-won was alone in charge of 30%. Added another gold medal to this.
However, Jung Ho-won, who created this Great Achievement, cited the comfort of coach Lim and other coaching staff as the driving force behind winning the gold medal. The coaching staff held on tightly to Jung Ho-won, who almost collapsed due to the pressure, and made him focus on the game again. "Honestly, it's because I didn't say anything, but I felt a lot of pressure for the gold medal," Jung Ho-won said. "Coach Kim worked hard by experimenting next to him and developing (Boccia gothong). Thanks to this, his performance improved, and this year, again 'Boccia is fun' came to think about it."
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Between Jung Ho-won, Lim Kwang-taek, and Kim Seung-gyeom, there was a strong link of faith between coach Chung Ho-won, coach Lim Kwang-taek, and coach Kim Seung-gyeom, such as 'You can do it' and 'Thanks to you, I can do it'. If it wasn't for that belief, Jung Ho-won would have sat back at the last minute like the other two players.
However, Jung Ho-won overcame the shaking and displayed his best skills. And thanks to this, the title '10 consecutive 金' at the Boccia Paralympics was born. At the intersection of firm belief and belief in each other, the prestige of 'Boccia's strongest power' was born.
wman@sportschosun.com