Korea vs. Korea brutal badminton bronze medal match… Weeping and saying ‘sorry’ to each other

Badminton Kim So-young and Gong Hee-yong defeated Lee So-hee and Shin Seung-chan to win bronze medals

Lee So-hee, “We prepared so hard for each other… Sincere congratulations”

In the ‘brutal showdown’ that took place in the women’s doubles bronze medal match in badminton at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, ‘Kim Kong’ defeated ‘Lee Shin’ to win the medal. On the 2nd, in the women’s doubles bronze medal match in badminton at the Tokyo Olympics held at Musashinonomori Sports Plaza in Tokyo, Japan, So-young ‘Kim-Kong’ Kim (29, Incheon International Airport) and Hee-yong Gong (25, Jeonbuk Bank) competed between So-hee ‘Lee’ Lee and Seung-chan Shin (above 27). · Incheon International Airport) 2-0.

Regardless of the outcome, both Kim Kong and Lee Shin cried. The coat became a sea of ​​tears by mixing joy and regret, congratulations and regret. After the match, Kim So-young and Gong Hee-yong roared in victory. And immediately crossed the net and hugged Lee So-hee and Shin Seung-chan in tears. Kim So-young and Gong Hee-yong defeated Korea to achieve their dream of medals, and Lee So-hee and Shin Seung-chan still lost to Korea and not to other countries and lost their medals, so emotions must have been complicated.

Kim So-young, who came to the Mixt Zone with tears in her eyes, said, “I know I shouldn’t say that, but I said, ‘I’m sorry. You said you did a good job,” he said crying. Lee So-hee and Shin Seung-chan congratulated Kim So-young, saying, “You worked hard, sister.” Kim So-young and Gong Hee-yong, who met in the mix zone, hugged Lee So-hee and Shin Seung-chan again and encouraged each other. Lee So-hee and Shin Seung-chan also sent generous congratulations with bright faces. Lee So-hee said, “I know that we worked hard to prepare for each other. It would have been nice to meet in the final, but it was also brutal to compete for one bronze medal.”

Lee So-hee also said that she was sorry to Kim So-young and Gong Hee-yong. Lee So-hee said, “It would have been better for Kim So-young and Gong Hee-yong to win the bronze medal than anyone else, but I was sorry to see them unable to express themselves and not be able to fully rejoice. Shin Seung-chan apologized to his partner Lee So-hee. Shin Seung-chan, who won the bronze medal in women’s doubles at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, was heartbroken for Lee So-hee, who doesn’t have an Olympic medal. Shin Seung-chan said, “It’s a valuable experience just participating in the Olympics, and I’m sorry that I couldn’t give Sohee a medal.” “I prepared harder than anyone else, but Sohee… big,” he said.

Kim So-young and Gong Hee-yong, and Lee So-hee and Shin Seung-chan played coolly on the court. When they got a score, they shouted loudly and fought a fight. During the athletes’ village or training, we didn’t talk about the game. Kim So-young said, “We ate breakfast together this morning. As usual,” said, “We ate while we talked about actor Song Kang and watched a drama together.” He also said, “We didn’t talk about the game. Yesterday, we said to each other, ‘What is this? It’s not a gold/silver game or a bronze medal match?’, but after that, we didn’t even talk about the game.” Shin Seung-chan said, “I didn’t want to see it, but So-young unnie told me to keep watching, so I missed it. I think I came here because I was excited to see Song Kang.”