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Shin Jeong-hwi Fails to Advance to the World Swimming 10m Diving Finals... Going to the Olympics is Confirmed

 

 

Excluding players who have already qualified for the Olympics, they are included in the top 12

Shin Jeong-hwi (22, Korea Sports Promotion Foundation) failed to advance to the finals of the men"s 10m platform diving event at the World Aquatics Championships.

Shin Jeong-hwi earned a total of 302.55 points from the first to sixth periods in the men"s 10m platform semifinals at the 2024 World Championships held at the Hamad Aquatic Center in Doha, Qatar on the 10th, ranking last among 18 competitors.

The top 12 semifinalists will compete in the finals on the morning of the 11th.

Shin Jeong-hwi, who scored 379.85 points in the previous day"s preliminaries and ranked 12th out of 46 people, dropped to 18th place in the semifinals.

However, they secured a spot at the Paris Olympics.

The men"s 10m platform is an official Olympic event.

In diving, qualifications for the Paris Olympics are distributed to the National Olympic Committee (NOC), not to individual athletes.

The International Aquatics Federation has decided that the method of distributing qualifications for the Paris Olympics for the individual diving event will be "12 tickets for the 2023 Fukuoka World Championships, a maximum of 5 tickets for each continental championship, and 12 tickets for the 2024 Doha World Championships."

Each country can obtain a maximum of two tickets to the Paris Olympics in the men"s 10m platform.

China and Great Britain secured two spots for the Paris Olympics in this event at last year"s Fukuoka World Championships, so they cannot add an additional Olympic spot for this event.

In Doha, a total of four players, two from China and the UK, advanced to the semifinals.

In addition, Mexico and Canada, which secured one spot in the Fukuoka competition, produced two semifinalists in this competition.

Mexico and Canada can only add one ticket to the Olympics in this competition.

In the end, "4 athletes from China and England, and 2 athletes from Mexico and Canada" were excluded from the rankings for distributing qualifications for the Paris Olympics, and as soon as Shin Jeong-Hwi advanced to the semifinals, he was confirmed to be in the top 12 among athletes from countries that did not qualify for the Paris Olympics. did.

Korean diving includes Kim Su-ji (25, Ulsan Metropolitan City Hall), who won a bronze medal in the women"s 3m springboard, Woo Ha-ram (25, Korea Sports Promotion Foundation) and Lee Jae-kyung (24, Incheon Metropolitan City Hall) in the men"s 3m springboard, Shin Jeong-hwi in the men"s 10m platform, and women"s 10m platform. 10m platform Kim Na-hyeon (20, Gangwon Provincial Office) earned the right to participate in the individual event at the Paris Olympics through this competition.

A total of six people have confirmed their participation in the Paris Olympics, including Kim Young-taek (22, Jeju Provincial Office), who won a ticket to Paris in the men"s 10m platform at last year"s Fukuoka Games.

In the men"s 10m platform semifinals on this day, Cao Yuan (29, China) took first place with 492.75 points.

At the Olympics, Cao Yuan won two gold medals in individual events in Rio de Janeiro (3m springboard) in 2016 and Tokyo (10m platform) in 2021, but at the World Championships, she won three gold medals only in synchro events in which two people run together.

In Doha, he will aim to win his first individual event at the World Championships.

Randall Willas (21, Mexico) took second place with 468.55 points, and Yang Hao (26, China) took third place in the semifinals with 468.15 points.

North Korea"s Lim Myeong-seong (22) finished in 14th place with 383.45 points and failed to advance to the finals, but gave North Korea one ticket to the Olympics.

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Youth Olympics Chairman Choi Jong-gu says, “It’s Just as Good as a Cultural Olympics”

 

 

“We exceeded our original goal of 250,000 spectators and reached 400,000… reaffirming our status as a winter sports powerhouse”

“Nervous due to heavy snow and cold waves on the first day of the game, low awareness and lack of publicity”

Choi Jong-gu, chairman of the 2024 Gangwon Winter Youth Olympic Games Organizing Committee, said on the 1st, "This was a successful event with more than 400,000 spectators participating, exceeding the original target of 250,000, despite low awareness and lack of publicity."

Chairman Choi said this in an interview and evaluated, “The Gangwon 2024 Games, which utilize the legacy of the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics, are worthy of being a cultural Olympics.”

He emphasized, “As I watched the Cultural Olympics combined with K-culture being implemented, I was able to confirm that Korea is a powerhouse in the winter sports field,” and added, “Gangwon has emerged as the central center of Asia for the Winter Olympics and a mecca for winter tourism.” did.

The following is a Q&A with Representative Choi.

- Looking back and evaluating the competition overall.

The Gangwon 2024 Games was held for the fourth time since its inception in 2012, and awareness was low and promotion was lacking.

In addition, even though there was a lot of pressure to hold a successful competition due to last year"s Saemangeum Jamboree international event, the organizing committee, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Gangwon Province, and other related organizations worked together to finish successfully without incident.

It is expected that more than 400,000 people will visit, exceeding the original goal of 250,000 spectators.

IOC President Bach and IOC officials also called the event a successful event, citing smooth operation of the event, rapid crisis response capabilities, and excellent athlete service.

This competition was held as a youth cultural festival utilizing the 2018 Pyeongchang heritage, and is worthy of being a cultural Olympics.

- There was a norovirus case before the opening, and there was heavy snow and a cold wave right after the opening.

After three cases of norovirus infection occurred on the 17th, relevant organizations conducted an infectious disease risk factor analysis and situation assessment, and maintained a thorough quarantine posture during the competition, so there were no additional cases of infection.

In addition, a cooperative system was established with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Gangwon-do, and the four cities and counties in the host region to quickly remove snow to avoid disruption to the operation of the competition.

As a measure against cold waves for visitors, quick measures were taken, such as installing heated shelters in each stadium, adjusting or shortening working hours for outdoor operation personnel such as volunteers, and operating heated buses.

- The moment when you felt the most crisis.

There was no moment that I felt was a particular crisis.

The first day of the game, the 20th, was met with heavy snow, followed by a cold wave, and the early stages were the most stressful moments as we had to deal with it accordingly.

We were able to overcome these difficulties by working through the night to remove snow and implement the cold wave measures we had prepared.

- Compared to the PyeongChang Olympics, the budget was insufficient.

It is true that awareness was low and publicity was lacking compared to the Pyeongchang Olympics.

The budget was extremely low.

We worked with related organizations such as the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Gangwon-do to resolve the problem of budget shortages, and the donation of a total of 6 billion won from four financial organizations, including the Korea Federation of Banks, was also of great help.

- What was the impact of this competition?

The first competition held in Asia showcased a high-quality stadium and the latest technologies.

As we watched promising future Winter Olympics players emerge and the Cultural Olympics combined with K-culture be realized, we were able to confirm that Korea is a powerhouse in the field of winter sports as well.

Following the PyeongChang Olympics, Gangwon-do hosted both adult and youth competitions, emerging as Asia"s central center for the Winter Olympics and a mecca for winter tourism.

- What was disappointing was.

It is regrettable that the competition should have been promoted earlier so that more people could watch and enjoy it.

Because it was an opportunity for our youth players to grow into better players through these competitions, we had to allow more people to watch.

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43 year old Bopana Becomes the Oldest Person to Win a Major Tennis Tournament... "60th 61st"

 

Sakamoto wins Australian Open Junior Men"s Singles... Second as a Japanese player

Australian Open doubles winners Bopana (left) and Ebden."

Rohan Bopana (India) won the men"s doubles match at the Australian Open tennis tournament (total prize money of 86.5 million Australian dollars, approximately 76.1 billion won), succeeding in the "60 out of 61".

Bopana, who was paired with Matthew Ebden (Australia), defeated Simone Bolelli and Andrea Babasori (Italy) 2-0 (7-6<7-0> 7-) in the men"s doubles final held in Melbourne, Australia on the 27th.

5 was suppressed.

Bopana, born in 1980, enjoyed the joy of winning for the first time in his 61st appearance in men"s doubles at a major tournament.

Bopana, who made his major tournament debut 16 years ago in the 2008 Australian Open men"s doubles, has been the runner-up in men"s doubles at the 2010 and 2023 US Opens.

With this win, Bopana sets the record for the oldest woman.

First, with this win, he becomes No. 1 in the men"s doubles world rankings for the first time in his life, making him the oldest person to be No. 1 in history.

The previous record was 41 years and 76 days when Mike Brian (USA) became world number one in July 2019.

As of the 29th, when the world rankings are announced, Bopana becomes the world number one in men"s doubles at 43 years and 331 days old.

Additionally, the record for the oldest major tournament men"s doubles championship also goes to Bopana.

The previous record in this category was achieved by Jean-Julien Roger (France) at the age of 40 at the 2022 French Open.

“A few years ago, I told my family I had to quit tennis,” Bopana said in an interview after winning.

“At that time, I had not won a single game for almost five months.”

Rohan Bopana asked the crowd, “Do you all know how old I am?” and then said, “Let me change that a little.

I’m not 43 years old, I’m level 43,” showing the composure of a veteran.

Meanwhile, Rei Sakamoto (Junior No. 7, Japan) won the junior men"s singles event at this tournament.

Sakamoto is the second Japanese player to win the junior men"s singles title in a major tournament this year, after Shintaro Mochizuki at Wimbledon in 2019.

In Japan, Tokito Oda won the wheelchair men"s singles, and Yui Kamiji took second place in the wheelchair women"s singles.

 

 

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Korea Sports Council Holds Asian Games Encouragement Event... ‘Thank you, Team Korea’

Men"s and women"s MVPs Kim Woo-min and Lim Si-hyeon receive awards including "Fighting Spirit Award" Ahn Se-young

The Korean team, which placed third overall at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games, met again to reflect on their glory and celebrate their achievement.

On the 30th, the Korea Sports Council held "Thank you, TEAM KOREA", an event to encourage the Korean athletes for the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games, at the Lotte Hotel in Jamsil, Songpa-gu, Seoul.

Korea dispatched 1,140 athletes in 39 sports, the largest ever, to the Hangzhou Asian Games, which opened on the 23rd of last month and ended on the 8th of this month, and won 190 medals, including 42 gold medals, 59 silver medals, and 89 bronze medals. It ranked 3rd in the overall rankings, following China and Japan.

On this day, 350 people attended, including Director Choi Yoon, Hangzhou Asian Games team executives and medalists, President Lee Ki-heung, officials from the Korea Sports Council and member sports organizations, and Shin Jin-young, an administrator from the Senior Office for Civil Society in the President"s Office.

At the event, encouragement money of 30 million won each was given to triple gold medal winner Kim Woo-min (Gangwon Provincial Office) in swimming and Lim Si-hyeon (Korea National Sports University), triple gold medalist in archery, who were honored as the "Korean Team"s Male and Female Most Valuable Players (MVP)" through a press vote for the first time in the Summer Asian Games.

Kim Woo-min said, "I feel honored to attend such a great event.

I think I should focus on training with a happy heart and repay the competition with better results."

Im Si-hyeon, who was unable to attend due to her schedule, was awarded the award on her behalf by her father.

In addition, the ‘Fighting Spirit Award’ was badminton Se-young Ahn (Samsung Life Insurance), the ‘Achievement Award’ was table tennis Shin Yu-bin (Korean Air), the Encouragement Award was skateboarding Kang-ho Moon (Gangwon-do Roller Sports Federation) and swimming Lee Eun-ji (Bangsan High School), and the ‘Special Award’ swimming Hwang Seon-woo (Gangwon-do). Cheong) and shooting Lee Won-ho (KB Kookmin Bank) were also given awards to outstanding players.

Encouragement money was also distributed to medalists.

The gold medalist was represented by Kim Kwan-woo of e-sports Street Fighter V, the silver medalist was Lee Hye-jin (Seoul City Hall) and the women"s cycling team sprint team, and the bronze medalist was Yang Yeon-soo, who collaborated on the women"s squash team medal.

Appreciation plaques were awarded to donation organizations, individuals, and sponsors who contributed to the Asian Games athletes, and the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism received a special achievement award.

In an encouraging speech read by the host, President Yoon Seok-yeol said, "The passionate passion and fighting spirit shown by the athletes in this Asian Games was a great inspiration to the people.

All of you who played a great game are heroes and pride of the Republic of Korea," and added, "The government will continue to support your efforts in the future." “We will improve the training environment and expand support so that this can bloom,” he said.

Chairman Lee Ki-heung said, “The athletes showed great hope and inspiration to the people by demonstrating their passion and fighting spirit to achieve their goals even in difficult situations,” and added, “I hope to see them shine not only in Asia but also on the world stage.

The Sports Association will also work with the athletes.

“I will do my best for the future of Korean sports,” he said.

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Women"s soccer attempts to advance to the Olympics for the first time in Asian qualifiers starting on the 26th

 

 

North Korea, China and ‘Group of Death’… If you advance to the semifinals, the final qualifying round will be held in February 2024.

The Korean women"s soccer team, led by coach Colin Bell (England), is taking on the challenge of advancing to the Olympic finals for the first time in history.

The Korean women"s soccer team will participate in the second round of the Asian region qualifiers for the 2024 Paris Olympics to be held in Xiamen, Fujian Province, China, starting on the 26th.

The second preliminary round will be divided into three groups, and South Korea, ranked 20th in the FIFA rankings, will be placed in Group B along with China (15th), Thailand (46th), and North Korea.

Group A includes Australia (11th), Taiwan (38th), Philippines (44th), and Iran (63rd), while Group C includes Japan (8th), Vietnam (34th), Uzbekistan (50th), and India (61st). Above) c.

The first place in each group advances directly to the semifinals, and the team with the best performance among the second place countries in each group joins the semifinals.

The two countries that win the semifinals will then advance to the finals of the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Korean women"s soccer, which has yet to participate in the Olympic finals, must face tough competition in Group B, also known as the "Group of Death."

This is because North Korea, which has no international rankings and has no international rankings other than the recent silver medal at the Hangzhou Asian Games, is burdensome.

Australia is expected to take first place in Group A, and Japan is expected to take first place in Group C relatively easily, while fierce competition is expected between South Korea, China, and North Korea in Group B.

South Korea, which will play its first match against Thailand on the 26th, will then face North Korea on the 29th and China on November 1st.

This is the third challenge this year for Korean women"s soccer led by Coach Bell.

Belho, who entered the FIFA Women"s World Cup in August with the goal of reaching the quarterfinals for the first time in history, was eliminated in the group stage, and entered Hangzhou, China in September, shouting "Now it"s the Asian Games", but lost 1-4 to North Korea in the quarterfinals.

I didn"t even make it to the semifinals.

It has been 25 years since the 1998 Bangkok Games that Korean women"s soccer failed to advance to the semifinals of the Asian Games.

For Belho, who headed to China again shouting, ‘Now it’s the Olympics,’ this Olympic qualifier is her last chance to restore her honor.

The Korea Football Association extended the contract with coach Bell until December 2024 in April this year, but if the team fails to advance to the Olympic finals, there will be virtually no competitions in 2024.

The final quarterfinals tournament, in which teams that reached the semifinals in this second preliminary round will compete, will be held in February 2024.

Against North Korea, South Korea has met 13 times over the past 18 years since its 1-0 win in the East Asian Cup in August 2005, and has not won once with 2 draws and 11 losses.

Their record against North Korea is 1 win, 3 draws, and 16 losses, and their one-sided inferiority continues.

Since winning 1-0 in the 2015 East Asian Cup, they have faced China 9 times over the past 8 years, recording 3 draws and 6 losses.

Their record against opponents is 5 wins, 7 draws, and 29 losses.

In the second game against China in the final qualifying round for the Tokyo Olympics in April 2021, they took a 2-0 lead in the first half, boosting their chances of advancing to the Olympic finals for the first time, but failing to keep the lead remains a disappointing result even now.

Also, in the Asian Cup final in February last year, they led 2-0 to China in the first half, but lost 2-3.

North Korea, which lost 1-4 in the Asian Games, must overcome the barriers of China, which has the home ground advantage, to open the way to Paris.

Even if they pass the second round of qualifying, a literal "thorny path" awaits the Korean women"s soccer team as they may face Australia or Japan in the semifinals in February 2024.

The Korean women"s soccer team, including Ji So-yeon (Suwon FC) and rookie Casey Eugene Pair, born in June 2007, has been convened and trained at the National Team Training Center (NFC) in Paju, Gyeonggi-do since the 16th and will depart for China on the afternoon of the 23rd.

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