Kim Se-hee and Oh Yeol react to team bronze medal during interview
Women's individual silver: "First medal for Korea, an honor"
Women's modern pentathlete Kim Sun-woo (Gyeonggi-do) expressed her disappointment after winning the first medal for the Korean team at the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games.
Kim earned a total of 1386 points in fencing, swimming, 스포츠토토맨 equestrian and laser run (athletics + shooting) to finish second behind Zhang Mingyu (China) with 1406 points in the women's individual pentathlon final at the Hangzhou Asian Games on Thursday at the Inhu Sports Center in Hangzhou, China.
This is the first medal for the Korean team at the Games.
Kim won gold in the team event at Incheon in 2014 and bronze in the individual event at Jakarta-Palembang in 2018, making it three consecutive Asian Games medals for Kim.
"I'm very disappointed," Kim said in the Mix Zone after the silver medal was confirmed. During the shooting, I felt that my gun was getting sensitive, and when I loaded it, it kept going off. I don't know if it was because I was straining, it was humid, or the gun was the problem," he said.
"I felt good at first, but once I got down, I didn't seem to be able to get my mind right," 토토사이트 he said, adding, "It's a shame that I didn't do well."
After finishing second (255 points) in the fencing ranking round on Tuesday, Kim continued her dominance in equestrian with 299 points.
In swimming, he finished fourth overall (2:13.61) and added 283 points to his tally to finish second in the laser run behind Bian Yufei (CHN).
However, she had to settle for silver behind defending champion Zhang Mingyu.
"When (Zhang Mingyu) was chasing me, I thought I could just shoot well and go with him," said Kim. But my shots kept going off and it was hard to catch him on the ground," she said.
"I wasn't feeling well before the competition, so I couldn't give it my all at the end, which was a shame," he said.
The hot local weather also played a role: "I personally suffer from the heat a lot. It was physically harder than before, but it was even harder because it was hot," 스포츠토토 he said.
On winning the first medal for the Korean team, he said, "We've always played at the end of the competition, but this time it was earlier and we won the first medal. "It's an honor," he said, "but it's a valuable medal, so I want to get on the podium with a smile on my face.
Kim Sun-woo, who has won three consecutive Asian Games medals, said, "The first time, I was too young and just followed my older sisters. "The second time, I think I was too young and only followed my older sisters. I was under pressure and greedy because of the results, so I didn't perform well in fencing," she recalled.
"This time, I tried to be as relaxed as possible, and I think that's why I was able to start off with a good result in fencing and win a silver medal," he added.
After the Asian Games, Kim will now turn his attention to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games next year.
"I felt that I lacked a lot in this tournament, and I realized that I need to work harder," he said. "The Olympics are not far away. Now I have to prepare for the national championships and the selection trials, but I want to work harder and prepare for next year's season perfectly."
When Kim Se-hee (BNK Savings Bank) was interviewed afterward, Kim burst into tears when she heard the news of her bronze medal in the team event, repeatedly asking the interviewers if it was real.
Kim, who won the individual silver medal at the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Games, finished 11th in the individual competition (1100 points), but the team bronze made up for it.
"Actually, three of us had a zero in the equestrian," Kim said, adding, "Our coaches said, 'Let's finish,' but to be honest, I didn't expect a medal."
"I'm so happy to get a bronze medal, even though it's not gold," he said, "I don't really know what to say. I don't really know what to say, everyone really tried their best," he said in an emotional speech. 고스톱