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The Korean players who faced off in the women’s doubles bronze medal match in badminton at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics held at Musashinonomori Sports Plaza in Tokyo on the 2nd shed tears as soon as they appeared in the mix zone. They all regretted the fact that they had to fight in the house over an Olympic medal, such as a medal, to an athlete. Kim So-young (29, Incheon International Airport)-Gong Hee-yong (25, Jeonbuk Bank) defeated So-hee Lee (27) and Seung-chan Shin (27, Incheon International Airport) with a set score of 2-0 (21-10 21-17) to win the bronze medal Even though I got it, I wasn’t happy enough.
Kim So-young experienced her first Olympics at the rather late age of 29. Since he himself won a medal on the stage of “I think it’s my last”, I have enough qualifications to be happy. However, the younger brothers who missed the medal unfortunately rather than their own joy were trampled upon. After the match, he hugged Shin Seung-chan and Lee So-hee in turn and said, “I’m sorry.” His tears were filled with both joy and sorrow. Gong Hee-yong said, “I only trusted (Kim So-young) unnie. I am happy and grateful that we have achieved our goal by working together.”
Lee So-hee and Shin Seung-chan, who turned around at the threshold of the medal, were unable to speak during the interview. Shin Seung-chan, who won the bronze medal in this event with Kyung-eun Jeong at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, felt particularly sorry for So-hee Lee. Shin Seung-chan and Lee So-hee, who are of the same age, are usually best friends and best partners on the court. “I’m sorry I couldn’t give Sohee a medal. Sohee prepared really hard and watched and knows the whole process. So I am very sorry.” Lee So-hee, who showed tears even after the semi-finals, shed more tears than then and said, “(Shin Seung-chan) is my spiritual support on the court.”
The four, who had been having a family fight over the net, took a photo together at the request of a reporter. Even without asking for a separate pose, they hugged each other and showed a strong friendship. As Sohee Lee said, the “cruel” confrontation was well known, so the volunteers who managed the mix zone also gave generous applause when the interview was over.
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