"Rankings are just numbers I believed in myself who won the hellish training"
183cm, 57kg, strict diet control “I want to eat pork belly and soybean paste stew”
South Korea's national taekwondo team member Kim Yu-jin is holding up her gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics women's 57kg class awards ceremony held at the Grand Palais in Paris, France on the 9th.
Kim Yu-jin (24, Ulsan Metropolitan City Sports Council), who won the gold medal in the women's 57 kg class of taekwondo at the 2024 Paris Olympics, said, "I want to eat pork belly, soybean paste stew, and beer" in celebration of her victory.
Kim Yu-jin won the gold medal by defeating Nahid Kiyani Chandeh (Iran) 2-0 (5-1, 9-0) in the round at the Grand Palais in Paris, France on the 9th. Kim Yu
-jin, who is 183 cm tall, has been on a strict diet to maintain her weight of 57 kg. "I controlled my weight by eating only one meal a day. I planned my meals," she said. "Since I train a lot, I maintained my condition by eating a little and exercising a lot."
Next, she chose pork belly and soybean paste stew as the foods she wants to eat the most, saying, “Now that I’ve finished the Olympics, I’m definitely going to eat them. I can’t even remember when I last ate them.”
Kim Yu-jin confessed, “Every time I went to work out, I felt like I was going through hell because the amount of training was so much. Like all athletes, I really pushed myself and worked hard,” and confessed, “I worked out three times for over two hours a day. I think I kicked 10,000 times during each workout.”
When faced with a crisis during the Olympics, Kim Yu-jin recalled her harsh training. Regarding the time when she lost the second round 1-7 after winning the first round 7-0 in the semifinals against Luo Zongshi (China), Kim Yu-jin recalled, “All the training I’ve done so far flashed before my eyes. I thought that I couldn’t give up here after overcoming all that tough training. I kicked even more tenaciously, thinking that I absolutely had to win.”
Kim Yu-jin, ranked 24th in the world in women's taekwondo, has defeated top-ranked players in succession at the Olympics. She defeated Hatidze Ilgwin (ranked 5th, Turkey) in the round of 16, then Skylar Park (ranked 4th, Canada) in the quarterfinals. She then defeated No. 1 Luo Zhongshi in the semifinals. She then defeated No. 2 Nahid Kiyanichande in the finals to win the title. Kim Yu-jin said, "The world ranking is just a number. It's nothing. I didn't care at all. I just thought I shouldn't let myself get crushed." When people said, "People say this gold medal is a surprise," she said, "It's not a surprise," and said, "I felt so good when I warmed up today. It's no exaggeration to say that it was the best moment of my career as an athlete. I thought to myself, 'I can do it. '" She continued, "As I looked back on the process I've gone through so far, I thought, 'Can't I do something like this? When I think back on the process, I was happy just to compete in the Olympics,” he said. “I had confidence in myself because I prepared hard, and I competed with the mindset of having fun.” He added, “Apart from gaining personal honor, I want to tell myself that I did well because I helped establish the pride of the Taekwondo home country. I’m so happy.”
The first person who came to mind after winning the gold medal was her grandmother. It is said that her grandmother recommended taekwondo to Kim Yu-jin when she was eight years old, saying that she needed to learn self-defense. Kim Yu-jin expressed her gratitude by saying, “I’m sure my grandmother is not sleeping,” and “Grandma, I finally won the gold medal. Thank you so much for letting me do taekwondo.” Finally, when asked to say a word to her juniors, Kim Yu-jin confidently said, “Guys, the Olympics are nothing. You can do it too.” 파워볼사이트
183cm, 57kg, strict diet control “I want to eat pork belly and soybean paste stew”
South Korea's national taekwondo team member Kim Yu-jin is holding up her gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics women's 57kg class awards ceremony held at the Grand Palais in Paris, France on the 9th.
Kim Yu-jin (24, Ulsan Metropolitan City Sports Council), who won the gold medal in the women's 57 kg class of taekwondo at the 2024 Paris Olympics, said, "I want to eat pork belly, soybean paste stew, and beer" in celebration of her victory.
Kim Yu-jin won the gold medal by defeating Nahid Kiyani Chandeh (Iran) 2-0 (5-1, 9-0) in the round at the Grand Palais in Paris, France on the 9th. Kim Yu
-jin, who is 183 cm tall, has been on a strict diet to maintain her weight of 57 kg. "I controlled my weight by eating only one meal a day. I planned my meals," she said. "Since I train a lot, I maintained my condition by eating a little and exercising a lot."
Next, she chose pork belly and soybean paste stew as the foods she wants to eat the most, saying, “Now that I’ve finished the Olympics, I’m definitely going to eat them. I can’t even remember when I last ate them.”
Kim Yu-jin confessed, “Every time I went to work out, I felt like I was going through hell because the amount of training was so much. Like all athletes, I really pushed myself and worked hard,” and confessed, “I worked out three times for over two hours a day. I think I kicked 10,000 times during each workout.”
When faced with a crisis during the Olympics, Kim Yu-jin recalled her harsh training. Regarding the time when she lost the second round 1-7 after winning the first round 7-0 in the semifinals against Luo Zongshi (China), Kim Yu-jin recalled, “All the training I’ve done so far flashed before my eyes. I thought that I couldn’t give up here after overcoming all that tough training. I kicked even more tenaciously, thinking that I absolutely had to win.”
Kim Yu-jin, ranked 24th in the world in women's taekwondo, has defeated top-ranked players in succession at the Olympics. She defeated Hatidze Ilgwin (ranked 5th, Turkey) in the round of 16, then Skylar Park (ranked 4th, Canada) in the quarterfinals. She then defeated No. 1 Luo Zhongshi in the semifinals. She then defeated No. 2 Nahid Kiyanichande in the finals to win the title. Kim Yu-jin said, "The world ranking is just a number. It's nothing. I didn't care at all. I just thought I shouldn't let myself get crushed." When people said, "People say this gold medal is a surprise," she said, "It's not a surprise," and said, "I felt so good when I warmed up today. It's no exaggeration to say that it was the best moment of my career as an athlete. I thought to myself, 'I can do it. '" She continued, "As I looked back on the process I've gone through so far, I thought, 'Can't I do something like this? When I think back on the process, I was happy just to compete in the Olympics,” he said. “I had confidence in myself because I prepared hard, and I competed with the mindset of having fun.” He added, “Apart from gaining personal honor, I want to tell myself that I did well because I helped establish the pride of the Taekwondo home country. I’m so happy.”
The first person who came to mind after winning the gold medal was her grandmother. It is said that her grandmother recommended taekwondo to Kim Yu-jin when she was eight years old, saying that she needed to learn self-defense. Kim Yu-jin expressed her gratitude by saying, “I’m sure my grandmother is not sleeping,” and “Grandma, I finally won the gold medal. Thank you so much for letting me do taekwondo.” Finally, when asked to say a word to her juniors, Kim Yu-jin confidently said, “Guys, the Olympics are nothing. You can do it too.” 파워볼사이트