The Korean national badminton team pledges to promote the upcoming international competition at Media Day held at the National Athletes Village Champion House in Jincheon, Chungcheongbuk-do on the afternoon of the 16th. yunhap news
Korean badminton suffered no medal shame at the Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games five years ago. He is committed to restoring his honor at the Hangzhou Asian Games in September.
The badminton team, led by head coach Kim Hak-kyun, held a media day at the National Athletes’ Village in Jincheon, Chungcheongbuk-do on the 16th, and threw a strong ballot ahead of the upcoming international competition. The national team will participate in the World Championships (individual) held in Copenhagen, Denmark from the 21st, and then the World Badminton Federation (BWF) World Tour Super 1000 China Open from September 5th, and the Asian Games that will open on the 23rd.
The morale of the squad is high. Coach Kim emphasized, “The players have been trusting and following us toward our biggest goal, the Asian Games and the Paris Olympics next year.”
Korean badminton has risen to second place after China in the recent BWF team rankings. It is the second place recaptured after 5 years and 3 months since April 2018. Korea suffered a no-medal humiliation for the first time in 40 years at the Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games in 2018, and at one point the team ranking fell to 7th amid sluggishness.
However, Korea has recently been on the rise after new coaching staff including manager Kim was appointed. In the BWF World Tour 1000 and 750 scale competitions, 7 gold medals, 7 silver medals, and 8 bronze medals were achieved.
However, the focus on badminton in Korea is mainly focused on female players. They are female doubles players competing with Ahn Se-yeong (Samsung Life Insurance), who won the prestigious Jeonyoung Open and became world number one in 27 years since Bang Soo-hyeon in the women’s singles in 1996. Ahn Se-young has won 7 gold medals in international competitions this year and is considered a strong candidate for the Asian Games.
In women’s doubles, Kim So-young (Incheon International Airport) and Gong Hee-yong (Jeonbuk Bank), who recently won the Japan Open and Australia O, and Lee So-hee (Incheon International Airport) and Baek Ha-na (MG Saemaul Geumgo), who reached the top of the Indonesia Open, 3rd and 2nd in the world rankings. Coach Lee Kyung-won, who is in charge of women’s doubles, expressed confidence, “The goal is for our players to face each other in the finals at the Asian Games and Olympics.”
National badminton women’s singles Ahn Se-young (left) and Seong Ji-hyun coach. Yonhap News Lee Gyeong-won, national badminton coach (left), answers questions from reporters at the Media Day event held at the Champion House in Jincheon National Athletes Village, Chungcheongbuk-do on the afternoon of the 16th. From left in the front row, Coach Lee Gyeong-won, Gong Hee-yong, and Kim So-young. From left in the back row, Lee So-hee, Baek Ha-na, and Kim Won-ho. yunhap news
Relatively less attention has been paid to male players and mixed doubles. On this media day, most of the reporters asked questions to coach Kim, Ahn Se-young, and the female doubles players.
However, players from other sports are eagerly awaiting upcoming competitions, saying they will work. Men’s singles, doubles and mixed doubles players.
Seo Seung-jae (Samsung Life Insurance) said, “It is true that the performance of male players (compared to the female team) is poor, and we are aware of it.” “So I’m trying to focus more and make up for it,” he said. Seo Seung-jae pledged, “I will prepare better so that I can raise the status of men’s doubles.”
Women players are raging, but in fact, men’s doubles are also doing well. Seo Seung-jae and Kang Min-hyuk (Samsung Life Insurance) won the Australian Open and raised their world rankings to 5th. Coach Han Dong-seong, who is in charge of the national team’s men’s doubles, said, “They said it was the first time in eight years that the men’s doubles ranked in the top 5 in the world since Yong-dae Lee.” “he emphasized.
The same goes for mixed doubles. In fact, at Media Day on this day, when asked about the goal of the Asian Games, coach Kim said, “It puts pressure on the players,” but hinted that “women’s singles and doubles and men’s doubles are medal boxes.” Coach Kim said he wanted to win medals in all events, but he forgot about mixed doubles.
National badminton players Chae Yoo-jung (from left), Seo Seung-jae, and Jeong Na-eun answer questions from reporters at the Media Day held at the National Athlete Village Champion House in Jincheon, Chungcheongbuk-do on the 16th. yunhap news
However, Seo Seung-jae and Chae Yoo-jung (Incheon International Airport) and Kim Won-ho (Samsung Life Insurance) and Jeong Na-eun (Hwasun-gun Office) are also the world’s fifth and sixth strongest players. Chae Yoo-jung said, “If I prepare well, I think good results will follow at the Asian Games, Olympics, and World Championships.” I will try to play the game without forgetting it,” he said, slightly expressing his resentment.
Come to think of it, Korean badminton’s last Olympic gold medal was also mixed doubles. Lee Yong-dae also rose to stardom after winning the gold medal with Lee Hyo-jung at the 2008 Beijing Games, sending a killing wink to the relay screen.
After the media day, coach Kim Sang-soo, who was in charge of mixed clothes, carefully revealed his goal to reporters, saying, “We are aiming for a bronze medal in the Asian Games.” However, when he received criticism (?) from other leaders, he raised the rating, saying, “I will try to make a better performance.” Kim Won-ho, who is undergoing rehabilitation from an injury, said, “I am strengthening my strength with weight training,” and “I am trying to raise the tempo while preparing as much as I can.”
Jeon Hyeok-jin (Yonex) and Lee Yoon-gyu (Gimcheon City Hall), who are also seeking a revival in men’s singles, are also challenging for Asian Games medals. Men’s singles coach Jung Hoon-min said, “I don’t have a high chance of winning a medal, but I’m trying my best.”
Korean badminton is aiming to restore the honor of the Asian Games with female players at the forefront. However, all the players are sweating so much that it is not a surprise medal even if they deliver the news of victory in other events.
2023-08-17 05:48:09
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