Women’s Handball Confirmed to Participate in the Paris Olympics
Korean women’s handball which created the legend of ‘Woo Saeng-soon
won a ticket to participate in the 11th consecutive Olympics.
In the final round of Asian qualifiers for next year’s Paris Olympics against Korea and Japan
our national team achieved a thrilling victory by one point.
In the early stages of the game
the national team was blocked by the home team Japan’s offensive
which put a solid team at the forefront.
They failed to score a single goal as the 5 minutes went by and they trailed 5-0.
The first goal was Kim Bo-eun’s goal at 5 minutes and 45 seconds after operation time.
The atmosphere that had been dragged all the way changed little by little after the middle of the first half when the youngest Kim Min-seo entered.
Kim Bo-eun and Kang Kyung-min alternately shook the net and finished 먹튀검증사이트 the first half with a one-point lead.
In the second half
it was a close game of chasing after one point.
At the end of the game
our national team calmed down a bit
and Shin Eun-ju in the 27th minute and Ryu Eun-hee in the 29th minute succeeded in scoring in turn, giving Japan a thrilling victory by one point.
After finishing the tournament with 4 consecutive victories
our national team decided to go to Paris next year
completing the splendid feat of participating in the 11th consecutive Olympics since the LA Games in 1984.
Team coach: Only really strong countries appear in the Olympics but we still have one year left. It means that we have time to develop.
Kang Kyung-min / Tournament MVP: I heard that I couldn’t properly show Korea’s original play in Tokyo, and there were some games I was disappointed with.
We will do our best.
Our national team
which confirmed its competitiveness while working with Swedish coach Signel
who took the helm last April
will go on a hunt for the 8th gold medal in the Hangzhou Asian Games next month.