Shocking Kim Yeon-kyung Announces Her Retirement...Regardless of grades, this season is the last one

Feb 13, 2025

김연경. Incheon = Reporter Lee Jong-seo

A match between Heungkuk Life Insurance and GS Caltex held at Samsan World Gymnasium in Incheon on the 13th. After winning three sets, Kim Yeon-koung is holding Jeong Yoon-ju's hand. Incheon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.2.13/

"I will retire regardless of my grades."

Kim Yeon-kyung (38, Heungkuk Life Insurance) expressed her honest feelings about retirement after winning the GS Caltex match at Samsan Gymnasium in Incheon on the 13th with a set score of 3-1 (22-25, 25-15, 25-21, 25-19).

On the 9th, Kim Yeon-koung said to Kim Hae-ran at her retirement ceremony, `I'll follow you soon.'

the age of one's late thirties. Kim Yeon-koung's remarks led to a hint of retirement. As he held his retirement ceremony for the national team last year, everyone knows that Kim Yeon-kyung is just around the corner. However, Kim's skills were still outstanding to discuss retirement.

Kim Yeon-kyung, who played in 27 games before the match, was showing off her peak performance, ranking third in attack success rate (45.29%), first in quick open (54.34%), third in rear attack (42.28%), and second in receiving (42.36%). In the match against GS Caltex on the 13th, which ended with a victory, Kim Yeon-kyung scored 19 points, the most in the team, and the attack success rate reached 47.22%.

The match between Heungkuk Life Insurance and GS Caltex at Samsan World Gymnasium in Incheon on the 13th. When Heungkuk Life Insurance's Kim Soo-ji blocked Silva's attack, Kim Yeon-kyung and Shin Young-kyung are cheering together. Incheon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.2.13/

Above all, Heungkuk Life is running relentlessly toward the top of the regular league, holding the center in the court. The word 'best' was still best suited, but the words suggesting retirement were not uttered lightly.

After the game, Kim Yeon-koung decided to retire at the end of this season. After this season, I thought about retiring regardless of my performance. I wanted to let you know quickly. I'm sorry that I couldn't tell you quickly because I had an interest. However, we will finish the game well soon, so please come and cheer for us."

The match between Heungkuk Life Insurance and GS Caltex at Samsan World Gymnasium in Incheon on the 13th. Heungkuk Life's Kim Yeon-kyung is cheering after scoring. Incheon = Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.2.13/

Kim Yeon-koung continued "Thinking little by little. I played volleyball for a long time, and I think I thought a lot about it. I heard stories from people around me and thought about them personally, but when I thought about it, I thought this was a good time. If it's a shame, it's a shame, but I'm going to be a shame no matter when I retire, so I finished this season well and chose to retire.'

'The beauty of the species' is the most desired scenario. Kim Yeon-koung said, `Because it's the last season, I'm going to pour out everything I have. Also, the team member is trying to help well. I think there is a player who has grown up this year, as well as Jung Yoon-ju. I hope it ends well, but it's not that I haven't won, but I hope I did my best (rather than winning)."

He also said hello to his fans. Kim Yeon-koung said, `Thank you for always supporting me. We still have a lot of time, so I hope you come and watch a lot of games," he said.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.

Shocking Kim Yeon-kyung Announces Her Retirement...Regardless of grades, this season is the last one

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