▲Lee Kang-in. (yunhap news)
Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain), the next-generation figure in Korean soccer, Ahn Se-young (Samsung Life Insurance), number one in badminton women’s singles, and Kim Woo-jin (Cheongju City Hall), the star in archery recurve, were selected as star players to watch with interest in this tournament by the Hangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee. .
MyInfo, an information site run by the Hangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee, introduced 41 athletes (39 teams) to watch for in this tournament on the 20th. Among Korean players, Lee Kang-in, Ahn Se-young, and Kim Woo-jin were included on the list and attracted attention.
MyInfo said about Lee Kang-in, midfielder of the Korean national team led by coach Hwang Seon-hong, “He led Korea to the finals at the 2019 U-20 FIFA World Cup and also won the Golden Ball, which is given to the best player of the tournament.” He explained. At that time, Lee Kang-in recorded 2 goals and 4 assists in 7 games.
It was also added that stars who dominated the world, such as Lionel Messi (Argentina) and Paul Pogba (France), also received the Golden Ball in the event.
Regarding Ahn Se-young, it was said that she ranked first in the world in badminton women’s singles at the age of 21, and that she gave Korea its first women’s singles gold medal at the World Championships last month.
He also highlighted Ahn Se-young’s upward trend, saying that she swept the singles title seven times this year alone, defeating two-time world champion Akane Yamaguchi (Japan) and Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Chen Yufei (China). Ahn Se-young is the first Korean athlete, male or female, to win the singles event at the World Championships.
Regarding Kim Woo-jin, he said, “He is the 0th-ranked gold medal candidate in men’s archery recurve,” and listed his brilliant history of sweeping gold medals in the team event at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and the individual event at the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games and the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games. Kim Woo-jin, who has won three world championships, is ranked first in Asia and currently ranked second in the world.
▲Kim Woo-jin (left), Ahn Se-young. (yunhap news)
2023-09-20 08:18:32
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