After 17 days of fierce battle, the Tokyo Olympic national team returned to Korea yesterday (9th). The players, who were warmly welcomed, promised Paris three years later.
This is reporter Bae Jung-hoon.
Cheers erupted when Kim Yeon-kyung, the protagonist of the women’s volleyball quarterfinals, appeared at the arrival hall with the Taegeukgi.
Fans who visited the Arrival Hall warmly welcomed the players who showed their fighting spirit, and the players responded by waving their hands after going through an arduous journey and quarantine procedures, and then thanked them.
[김연경/여자배구 국가대표 : 이번 올림픽에서 저희 배구를 많이 사랑해주시고 응원해주셨기 때문에 4강이라는 좋은 결과를 얻게 된 거 같습니다. 진심으로 감사하게 생각하고 있고요.]
Jeon Woong-tae, who even took part in the closing ceremony by winning the first medal in Korean modern pentathlon history, promised a bigger leap forward.
[전웅태/남자 근대5종 동메달리스트 : 내년에 있을 아시안게임, 그리고 3년 뒤에 있을 파리 올림픽까지 지금보다 더 큰 염원을 풀어야 되는 게 저희의 숙제 아닌가 싶습니다. 더 열심히 하겠습니다.]
Our team showed their fighting spirit and sportsmanship in this tournament, and impressed with a dramatic match.
He won 6 gold medals, 4 silver medals, and 10 bronze medals, placing 16th in the overall ranking.
While professional sports, such as baseball and soccer, who had been resting on their popularity in Korea, realized the walls of the world and confirmed many homework assignments, the tearful propaganda of athletes from unpopular sports such as track and field, modern pentathlon, and diving threw hope.
The Taegeuk warriors who warmed up Tokyo for 17 days are now running to Paris three years later.
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