Today’s match against the 71st place winner in the round of 32
Shin Yu-bin, ranked 8th in the world in women's singles
Shin Yu-bin (Korean Air), who brought Korea's first Olympic medal to table tennis in 12 years, will go on the hunt for an individual medal today.
The Shin Yu-bin-Lim Jong-hoon pair (3rd) defeated the Hong Kong pair of Wong Chun-ting and Du Hoi Kem (4th) 4-0 (11-5 11-7 11-7 14-12) in the bronze medal match for the table tennis mixed doubles held at the South Paris Arena 4 in Paris, France on the 30th (local time). Shin
Yu-bin and Lim Jong-hoon, who had lost 2-4 (11-6 7-11 11-9 5-11 7-11 9-11) to the world's No. 1 Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha of China in the semifinals the previous day and were pushed into the match for 3rd place, defeated Hong Kong and won the bronze medal.
With this, Korean table tennis has won a medal for the first time in 12 years since the silver medal at the 2012 London Olympics.
Shin Yu-bin, who grew from a 'table tennis prodigy' to a 'table tennis star' of Korea, has achieved her medal dream on her second Olympic stage.
Shin Yu-bin shed tears after losing 2-3 to Germany in the quarterfinals of the women's team event at the 2020 Tokyo Games and promised to compete in the next Olympics.
After the Tokyo Olympics, Shin Yu-bin underwent surgery to insert a pin into her wrist bone due to a stress fracture in her right wrist and devoted herself to long-term rehabilitation. After that, she advanced to the women's doubles finals with Jeon Ji-hee (Mirae Asset Securities) at the Durban World Championships in May last year for the first time in 36 years, and then improved her skills by collaborating with Jeon Ji-hee to win the gold medal in women's doubles for the first time in 21 years at the Hangzhou Asian Games. Shin Yu-bin, who also won a bronze medal in the mixed doubles this time, is aiming for her first Olympic individual medal. Shin Yu-bin, ranked 8th in the world in women's singles, will play in the round of 32 at 5 p.m. on the 31st. Her opponent will be Hungary's Georgina Fota (ranked 71st). If Shin Yu-bin defeats Fota, she will break her personal Olympic record. Shin Yu-bin was eliminated in the round of 32 at the Tokyo Games. Shin Yu-bin said, "I played against Fota once, and she is a very experienced and skilled player. I won the first match, but I will play this match with the mindset of challenging myself again." 안전놀이터
Shin Yu-bin, ranked 8th in the world in women's singles
Shin Yu-bin (Korean Air), who brought Korea's first Olympic medal to table tennis in 12 years, will go on the hunt for an individual medal today.
The Shin Yu-bin-Lim Jong-hoon pair (3rd) defeated the Hong Kong pair of Wong Chun-ting and Du Hoi Kem (4th) 4-0 (11-5 11-7 11-7 14-12) in the bronze medal match for the table tennis mixed doubles held at the South Paris Arena 4 in Paris, France on the 30th (local time). Shin
Yu-bin and Lim Jong-hoon, who had lost 2-4 (11-6 7-11 11-9 5-11 7-11 9-11) to the world's No. 1 Wang Chuqin and Sun Yingsha of China in the semifinals the previous day and were pushed into the match for 3rd place, defeated Hong Kong and won the bronze medal.
With this, Korean table tennis has won a medal for the first time in 12 years since the silver medal at the 2012 London Olympics.
Shin Yu-bin, who grew from a 'table tennis prodigy' to a 'table tennis star' of Korea, has achieved her medal dream on her second Olympic stage.
Shin Yu-bin shed tears after losing 2-3 to Germany in the quarterfinals of the women's team event at the 2020 Tokyo Games and promised to compete in the next Olympics.
After the Tokyo Olympics, Shin Yu-bin underwent surgery to insert a pin into her wrist bone due to a stress fracture in her right wrist and devoted herself to long-term rehabilitation. After that, she advanced to the women's doubles finals with Jeon Ji-hee (Mirae Asset Securities) at the Durban World Championships in May last year for the first time in 36 years, and then improved her skills by collaborating with Jeon Ji-hee to win the gold medal in women's doubles for the first time in 21 years at the Hangzhou Asian Games. Shin Yu-bin, who also won a bronze medal in the mixed doubles this time, is aiming for her first Olympic individual medal. Shin Yu-bin, ranked 8th in the world in women's singles, will play in the round of 32 at 5 p.m. on the 31st. Her opponent will be Hungary's Georgina Fota (ranked 71st). If Shin Yu-bin defeats Fota, she will break her personal Olympic record. Shin Yu-bin was eliminated in the round of 32 at the Tokyo Games. Shin Yu-bin said, "I played against Fota once, and she is a very experienced and skilled player. I won the first match, but I will play this match with the mindset of challenging myself again." 안전놀이터