▲ Kim Yeon-kyung cheers during the women’s volleyball quarterfinal match between Korea and Turkey at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games held at Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan on the morning of the 4th. (Tokyo (Japan)=Newsis)
The national team uniform of ‘Volleyball Empress’ Kim Yeon-kyung (33, Shanghai) is hung at the Olympic Museum of the International Olympic Committee.
Oh Han-nam, president of the Volleyball Association, said on the 16th, “The IOC requested a donation from the Korea Volleyball Association (KVA) to display the uniform (No. 10) worn by volleyball player Kim Yeon-kyung at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Olympic Museum.” Because I know,” he explained.
IOC President Thomas Bach visited Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan on the 4th to watch the women’s volleyball quarterfinals match between Korea and Turkey. On this day, Kim Yeon-kyung showed extraordinary leadership and led the Korean women’s volleyball team to the semifinals with a set score of 3-2.
Today’s match touched the IOC members as well as the world. After finishing the quarterfinals, the International Volleyball Federation (FIVE) praised him as “(Kim Yeon-kyung) is one of the 1 billion players.”
Kim Yeon-kyung announced her retirement from the national team after the Olympics. In response, the IOC said on the 13th through its official Korean Twitter account, “Korea’s great Olympian Kim Yeon-kyung has retired from the national team.”
In addition, I attached a video of Kim Yeon-kyung, who was active in three Olympic Games, including London in 2012, Rio de Janeiro in 2016 and Tokyo in 2020.
Kim Yeon-kyung was also selected as the Most Valuable Player (MVP) in women’s volleyball at the 2012 London Games, which is unusual for a 4th-place team player.
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