The 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games, the ‘Great Asian Sports Festival’, will begin in six cities, including Hangzhou, the capital of Zhejiang Province, China, on the 23rd and will be held until October 8th. Korea has a record-high 1,140 athletes participating in 39 events, aiming to win as many as 50 gold medals and rank third in the overall rankings. Stars representing Gwangju and Jeonnam, including Jeon Woong-tae, the first Olympic medalist in Korea’s modern pentathlon history, and Olympic gold medalists Ansan and Choi Mi-seon in archery, are also taking on the golden challenge. We take a look at local stars who will stand tall as ‘Hangzhou’s stars’ with their brilliant performances.
Gwangju, in which 23 athletes (including coaches) from 14 sports participate, will participate as coaches, with Chosun University basketball coach Kang Yang-hyeon as the 3×3 basketball team coach and Gwangju City Hall track and field coach Noh Seung-seok as the track and field sprint coach.
Athletes include modern pentathlon Jeon Woong-tae (Gwangju City Hall), who won Korea’s first medal in modern pentathlon history at the Tokyo Olympics, Ansan (Gwangju Women’s University), three-gold medalist in archery at the Tokyo Olympics, and gold medalist in archery at the 2016 Rio Olympics and individual athlete at the Chengdu Summer Universiade held last month. Gold medalist Choi Mi-sun (Gwangju Bank), Korea’s No. 1 short-distance sprinter Kim Guk-young (Gwangju City Hall), and Ko Seung-hwan, an absolute powerhouse in the 200m who joined Gwangju City Hall this year, will be at the forefront of the ‘Golden Challenge’.
If Ansan and Choi Mi-sun, who won gold medals at the Olympics, World Championships, and Archery World Cup respectively, hit the ‘golden target’ in Hangzhou this time, they will reign as the best female archers from 2001 to 2008, and Jeonbuk Provincial Office coach Park Seong-hyun, who achieved the first Grand Slam in Korean archery history, will win the title. He then becomes the protagonist of the second Grand Slam record.
Jeon Woong-tae, the gold medalist at the 2018 Jakarta Games, is aiming for two consecutive wins in the individual event and two team gold medals.
Fencing teammate Kang Young-mi (Seogucheong), who won the silver medal in the women’s epee team event at the Tokyo Olympics, will challenge for the gold medal this time.
In addition, horseback riding Nam Dong-heon (Gwangju Metropolitan City Sports Council), women’s cycling Lee Joo-mi and Kang Hyeon-kyung (Korea Sports Promotion Foundation), swimming Lee Jae-kyung and Park Ha-reum (Gwangju Metropolitan Sports Council), judo Lee Hye-kyung (Gwangju Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation), gymnastics Yun Bo-eun (Korea National Sport University), canoeing. Joo-Hwan Jeong (Korea Sports Promotion Foundation) and others are also on the hunt for medals.
A great performance is also expected in ball games.
In addition, the KIA Tigers’ Lee Ui-ri, Choi Ji-min, and Choi Won-jun will participate in the baseball team, which is aiming for its fourth consecutive championship, and Gwangju FC’s Jeong Ho-yeon has joined the men’s soccer team, which is aiming for its third consecutive title.
Women’s handball, which became an official sport in 1990 and won five consecutive championships up to the 2006 Doha Games, took third place at the 2010 Guangzhou Games and lost the crown to China, but won again two times in a row at the 2014 Incheon and 2018 Jakarta Palembang Games. . The women’s handball team, with Kang Kyeong-min, Song Hye-soo, and Park Jo-eun (Gwangju Urban Corporation) joining the team, is attempting to win its third consecutive title in Hangzhou.
In addition, Ahn Se-young (Samsung Life Insurance), who was born in Naju and graduated from Gwangju Sports Middle and High School, is considered a top 0 candidate for the gold medal.
Ahn Se-young, ranked No. 1 in the world, proved herself as the number one player by winning the World Individual Championships for the first time in Korean badminton singles history last month, and then solidified her dominance by winning her 9th gold medal this year at the China Open.
In Jeonnam, where 49 players in 20 sports are participating, modern pentathlon Seo Chang-wan (Jeonnam Provincial Office), basketball Heo Hoon and Song Kyo-chang (Korea Army Athletic Corps), rugby Kim Nam-ok, Kim Hyun-soo, Lee Geon, Jang Yong-heung, Jang Jeong-min, Choi Seong-deok, Han Geon-gyu, and Hwang In-jo (Korea Electric Power Corporation) ), wrestling Jeon Mi-ran (Samsung Life Insurance), badminton Jeong Na-eun (Hwasun County Office), volleyball Hwang Tae-eui (Army Military Athletic Corps), boxing Lim Ae-ji (Hwasun County Office), Park Cho-rong (Hwasun County Sports Council), Joo Tae-woong (Hwasun County Office), shooting Kim Bo-mi (Hwasun County Office) Industrial Bank of Korea), Lee Gye-rim (Damyang County Office), Bae Sang-hee (Armed Forces Athletic Corps), water polo Jeong Byeong-yeong, Han Hyo-min, Choi Joo-hee, Oh Hee-ji (Jeonnam Sports Council), Seol Ji-seon (Dong Gwangyang Middle School), squash Yang Yeon-soo (Jeonnam Provincial Office), horseback riding Jeong Cheol-hee (Jeonnam Provincial Office) Jeonnam Equestrian Association), yachting Kim Jong-hee (Yeosu High School), wushu Seo Hee-ju (Jeonnam Wushu Association), Kim Min-soo (Jeonnam Provincial Office), judo Kim Ji-jeong (Suncheon City Hall), track and field Kim Jang-woo (Jangheung County Office), Jeong Il-woo (Yeosu City Hall), Park Seo-jin (Mokpo City Hall) ), Shim Jong-seop (Korea Electric Power Corporation), bicycle Kim Ha-eun (Naju City Hall), Shin Dong-in, Kim Sang-pyo (Gangjin County Office), dragon boat Lim Seong-hwa and Tak Su-jin (Jeonnam Provincial Office), fencing Choi Se-bin (Jeonnam Provincial Office), hockey Kim Min-jung and Jo Eun-ji (above) Mokpo City Hall), handball Lee Joseph (Army Athletic Corps), etc. were named.
Nak-Jun Seong, roller coach at Yeosu City Hall, took charge again as coach of the national roller team following the 2018 World Roller Speed Skating Championships. Jeonnam Sports Council water polo team coach Jin Man-geun will also participate in the Asian Games as the national team coach.
Seo Chang-wan (Jeonnam Provincial Office), who has achieved medal-worthy results in modern pentathlon international competitions for three consecutive years starting in 2021, Lim Ae-ji of the Hwasun County Office boxing team with Tokyo Olympics experience, and Seo Hee-ju of the Jeonnam Wushu Association, known as the ‘beautiful swordsman’, have medal colors. It’s key.
In particular, Seo Hee-joo, who suffered an injury 5 minutes before the start of the game at the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Games, prepared for the Asian Games with earnestness for four years. Seo Hee-joo, who has improved her physical condition to the best of her ability after the competition was postponed for a year, is determined to burn her last fighting spirit in the two special events of swordsmanship and spearmanship.
/Reporter Park Hee-joong
Reporter Park Hee-joong
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2023-09-18 12:30:12
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