Olympic badminton mock match held at the athletes’ village (Jincheon = Yonhap News) Reporter Hwang Gwang-mo = In the 2024 Paris Olympics badminton women’s singles mock match held at the Olympic Games Jincheon Athletes’ Village in Jincheon, North Chungcheong Province on the afternoon of the 25th, Ahn Se-young and Kim Ga-eun, who will compete in the Paris Olympics, compare the actual match. We are playing in the same environment and style. 2024.6.25 [email protected]/2024-06-25 16:19:12/
The badminton team’s training location is on the 3rd floor of Oryun Hall in the Jincheon National Team Training Center in North Chungcheong Province. A special court was built at this location three weeks ago.
The Korea Sports Council and the Korea Badminton Association spent 30 million won to recreate an environment similar to the ‘Porte de la Chapelle Arena’ court where the 2024 Paris Olympics badminton will be held. We paid attention to the colors inside and outside the court (blue inside, blue outside) and even the location of the structures. The Olympic rings symbolizing the Olympics were engraved here and there. We provide support to demonstrate the best performance at the Olympics by quickly adapting to the local environment and maintaining a practical sense.
After holding the Paris Olympic Media Day event on the 25th, the national team also played a special match on this special court. In the women’s singles, Ahn Se-young (Samsung Life Insurance), ranked No. 1 in the Badminton World Federation (BWF), and Ga-eun Kim, ranked 13th, faced off.
Not only the space, but also the game progress, including player introductions and entrances, referee decision calls, and challenges (video reviews), followed the methods of actual international competitions. More than 100 people, including sports association and association officials, players’ families, and reporters, watched the game, creating an atmosphere close to the actual game. A joint reporting area has also been established.
Ahn Se-young, who won 2-1 over Kim Ga-eun in the special match, smiled and said, “I didn’t expect that either, but as the game progressed, the tension seemed to increase like in real life. I think it will be a great help in preparing for the competition (Olympic Games).” Seo Seung-jae, a representative mixed doubles player who participated in the second special game following the women’s singles, said, “I feel nervous just looking at the Olympic rings. I am grateful for this support.”
This badminton media day was held more grandly than any other competition. Even on-site badminton players who had been involved with the national team as players and coaches for a long time were impressed. As expectations for results were high, fan interest also grew, and the association and sponsors prepared events to match this.
Not only women’s singles Ahn Se-young, but women’s doubles pair Lee So-hee and Baek Ha-na (2nd place) and men’s doubles pair Seo Seung-jae and Kang Min-hyuk (2nd place) can also aim for the gold medal.
The best Olympic badminton performance was 2 gold medals and 2 silver medals in the 1996 Atlanta Games. Kim Hak-gyun, head coach of the national team, said, “There has never been a competition (Olympics) with more than 2 gold medals. We will try to achieve the best performance ever. Not only women’s singles (Ahn Se-young), but also all three doubles events have players (pairs) ranked in the top 4. Our players will win glory.”
The badminton team will leave for Paris on the 12th of next month. They will enter the Olympic village on the 22nd, and the preliminary round will begin on the 27th.
Reporter Ahn Hee-soo [email protected]
2024-06-26 15:17:41
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