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[Asian Games] House, Car, Civil Servant… Medal Awards by Country

 

 

 

Singapore, 200 million won for gold medal... Indian medalists have civil service opportunities, and in Korea, gold medalists receive military service benefits...

The reward is approximately 1.2 million won.

The Hangzhou Asian Games, which closes on the 8th, has 45 participating countries, which is smaller than the Olympics with over 200 countries, but the number of participating athletes exceeds 12,000, which is more than the 11,000 participants in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.

In some ways, the competition for medals is not much different from the Olympics.

In the Asian Games, athletes who win medals are given various benefits depending on the country.

On the 6th, news of Sri Lanka"s medal reward was delivered.

According to AFP on this day, Tarushi Karunarasna (Sri Lanka), who won the women"s 800m track and field event, received a reward of 10 million rupees (about 40 million won) from the Sri Lanka Cricket Association, not the Sri Lanka Athletics Federation.

In addition, Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickramasingha personally called Karunarasna and congratulated her on winning the gold medal.

Regarding the fact that the cricket association, not the Athletics Federation, paid the reward, AFP explained that it was "the richest among Sri Lankan sporting organizations."

Sri Lanka won its fourth gold medal at the Asian Games since 2000, following two in Busan in 2002 and one in Incheon in 2014.

According to an AFP report, India will give $36,000 in prize money for the gold medal in this competition, or about 50 million won in Korean currency.

Additionally, Indian athletes who win medals at the Olympics or Asian Games can become public officials if they wish.

AFP reported, "Bineesh Phogat, who won the wrestling gold medal at the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Games, became a railway official."

After winning the 2017 Asian Championships, men"s javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra joined the military and became a non-commissioned officer.

Chopra said, “My father is a farmer and my mother is a housewife, so I am happy that I can join the military and support my family.”

Singapore gives a reward of $146,000, or about 200 million won in Korean currency, to the player who wins the gold medal in the individual event.

Indonesia builds houses for Asian Games medalists in the country.

However, it is said that only houses will be built on land owned by the player or his team.

In the case of Kuwait, a Kuwaiti company decided to buy a car for the gold medalist of this competition, and Al Rashidi, a veteran shooter in his 60s who won a gold medal in shooting, received a Volvo vehicle.

As is well known, Korea provides military service benefits to athletes who win gold medals in the Asian Games.

The prize money of 1.2 million won was given to the individual gold medalist at the 2018 Jakarta Games.

The Korea Sports Council explained, “This competition will also be paid based on the Jakarta competition prize money, but there may be some adjustments depending on the total number of medals.”

 

 

 

 

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[Asian Games] Jeon Ji-hee Wins Gold Medal 12 Years After Naturalization, “A Second Table Tennis Career Begins in Korea”

 

 

 

"Manage your injury well, Yubin and I hope to challenge for a medal at the Paris Olympics as well.

“Korea gave me a second table tennis life.”

While all Korean table tennis players were grateful to naturalized Chinese player Jeon Ji-hee (30, Mirae Asset Securities), Jeon Ji-hee expressed her gratitude to Korea.

On the 2nd, Jeon Ji-hee paired with Shin Yu-bin (Korean Air) defeated North Korea"s Cha Soo-young and Park Soo-kyung 4-1 in the table tennis women"s doubles final at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games to win the gold medal.

This is a precious gold medal that Korean table tennis has won at the Asian Games for the first time in 21 years.

Jeon Ji-hee played in China before coming to Korea in 2008 and naturalized in 2011.

After playing as the "ace" of Korean women"s table tennis for over 10 years, on this day she won the long-awaited gold medal in an international all-around competition for the first time in her life.

At the press conference after the match, Jeon Ji-hee was in tears, saying, "In China, my level was falling and I was not able to get to a higher position, but Korea gave me another chance at table tennis, so I was able to start my second life."

Jeon Ji-hee has been having difficulties since last year as her chronic knee injury worsened.

Despite this, she and Shin Yu-bin collaborated to win a silver medal in women"s doubles at the 2023 Durban World Championships, and this time they also won a gold medal.

Jeon Ji-hee said, "She was not in good shape since last year, and there were various circumstances.

She also had a bad start this year.

“I felt sorry for (Shin) Yubin when I returned from the Thailand competition,” he said.

He continued, “Starting from the World Championships, I challenged myself with the mindset of ‘let’s try again,’ and I finished very well.

“After that, my condition gradually returned,” he said.

“The matchup for this tournament was difficult, but I overcame players from Thailand and North Korea to get to this point.”

“Thank you,” she said.

At the press conference and in the joint coverage area (mixed zone), Jeon Ji-hee often mentioned ‘Yubin.’

To Jeon Ji-hee, Shin Yu-bin is a comrade and ‘noble person’ with whom she appeared in the twilight of her athlete life and won a gold medal together.

Jeon Ji-hee said, “I’m so happy and I’m so thankful to Yubin.”

When asked how she felt when Shin Yu-bin thanked her at the press conference, Jeon Ji-hee said, "It"s hard for her to express it in words."

Jeon Ji-hee and Shin Yu-bin are now competing for the 2024 Paris Olympics.

This time, we had the good fortune of never meeting a Chinese team in the women"s doubles.

Paris is likely to present a much tougher challenge.

Jeon Ji-hee said, "I think Yubin has an advantage (to challenge for the Paris medal) because she is coming up a lot," and added, "I need to improve my ranking and manage injuries.

I want to go to the Olympics one more time with Yubin and win a medal."

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[Asian Games] First Day Leaders Jang Yu-bin and Jo Woo-young “Si-woo and Seong-jae Were a Big Help”

 

 

 

 

Jang Yu-bin and Cho Woo-young (Korea National Sport University), who took the lead in the first round of men"s golf at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games, agreed that the presence of Lim Seong-jae and Kim Si-woo, who play on the national team, were a great help.

 

Yubin Jang shot a whopping 11 under par 61 in the first round of the first day of the tournament held at the West Lake International Golf Course (par 72, 7,280 yards) in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on the 28th and took sole first place.

 

Jo Woo-young also tied for third place with a 9-under par 63 strokes, leading Korea to first place in the team event on the first day.

 

Even before the opening of the tournament, Seongjae Lim and Siwoo Kim, who had PGA Tour wins, were designated as candidates for individual gold medals, but amateur players Yu-bin Jang and Wooyoung Jo appeared to be leading the early rise of the Korean national team.

 

However, Jang Yu-bin and Jo Woo-young expressed their gratitude to their two seniors, saying that just watching and learning from Seong-jae Lim and Si-woo Kim was a great help.

 

Jang Yu-bin explained, “The shot, the contact with the ball, and the quality of the ball are all different, and seeing that gave me and (Cho) Wooyoung an opportunity to solidify our goals for the PGA Tour.”

 

Jo Woo-young also said, “I learn a lot from watching (Kim) Si-woo and (Lim) Seong-jae,” and added, “I think Yubin and I can lessen the burden because we have older brothers.”

 

Although Jo Woo-young and Jang Yu-bin are currently amateurs, they each won one win in this year"s Korea Professional Golf (KPGA) Korean Tour.

 

Jo Woo-young emphasized, "In the athletes" village, the four of us live in a house with three rooms. Me and Yu-bin share a room, and being able to live with our two older brothers is a meaningful time for us."

 

Seongjae Lim and Siwoo Kim were ranked slightly lower than their younger siblings with 6 under par on the first day, but they are players with the potential to compete for the championship in the remaining 2nd to 4th rounds.

 

In an interview after the game, Lim Seong-jae said, “We are getting along well, and we are determined to think ‘this Asian Games must be different from other competitions.’

 

If our juniors do well and Siwoo and I support each other, we can compete in both team and individual competitions.”

 

“I am confident that we will be able to win the gold medal,” he said.

 

Seongjae Lim also had a meal with Wooyoung Jo and Yubin Jang when he appeared at the KPGA Korean Tour Woori Finance Championship in May this year.

 

He explained, "I didn"t have much time to meet my younger siblings, but we were able to get closer to them by eating together."

 

In particular, winning a gold medal in the team event, which combines the scores of the top three players in each round, is a goal that the four members of the national team cannot miss.

 

Seongjae Lim did not hide his determination to win the gold medal, saying, “Because one stroke can make a big difference later, I tried to catch at least one more birdie until the end today.”

 

Kim Si-woo also encouraged Jang Yu-bin, who was being interviewed after the game, by patting her on the back and said, "Seeing all the players on our national team doing well helped me gain more strength," and added, "I think I also worked harder with a sense of responsibility as the older brother."

 

He said, “My goal is to play better than the day before every day,” and pledged, “I will work hard for the remaining three days so that my performance can be of help in the team competition.”

 

 

 

 

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[Asian Games] Choi Dong-yeol, 3rd Place in Men’s 100m Breaststroke… Korea Wins Medal for First Time in 61 Years

 

 

 

Won the bronze medal with 59.28 seconds, breaking his own Korean record.

Choi Dong-yeol (24, Gangwon Provincial Office) won a medal in the men"s 100m breaststroke at the Asian Games, becoming the first Korean athlete in 61 years.

Choi Dong-yeol took third place, setting a new Korean record of 59.28 seconds in the men"s 100m breaststroke final at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games Swimming Management held at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center swimming pool in Zhejiang, China, on the 25th.

Choi Dong-yeol, who beat his previous Korean record of 59.59 seconds at the Fukuoka World Championships last July by 0.31 seconds, also won his first Asian Games medal.

This is the first time a Korean athlete has reached the podium in this event at the Asian Games in 61 years since Jin Jang-rim, who took third place at the 1962 Jakarta Games.

Choi Dong-yeol ranked second overall in the preliminaries with a time of 59.90 seconds.

The first place in this event"s preliminary round was Qin Haiyang (24, China), four-time winner of the 2023 World Championships.

Qin Haiyang took first place, setting a new competition record of 58.35 seconds (previously 58.86 seconds).

In the finals, Qin Haiyang ran an unrivaled race.

Qin Haiyang won the race, breaking the competition record again with a time of 57.76 seconds.

Choi Dong-yeol had a fierce battle with Yan Zibei (28, China) for second place.

Yan Zibei ranked second with a time of 59.09 seconds, 0.19 seconds ahead of Choi Dong-yeol.

Cho Sung-jae (22, Goyang City Hall) took fourth place with a time of 1 minute 00.88 seconds.

Choi Dong-yeol , whom we met after the game, said, “Until a few years ago, participating in an international competition was like a dream, but I can’t believe I was able to get on the podium like this.”

He added, “I took 3rd place this time, so there’s still room for me to move up to 2nd and 1st.”

“If you fill it up, you will be able to stand at the highest point someday,” he said.

The Korea Swimming Federation sent the backstroke and breaststroke national teams to Australia last May.

Choi Dong-yeol, along with Seong-jae Cho and Lee Joo-ho, received a "4-week special training" in Australia.

Choi Dong-yeol also explained the "special training effect" by saying, "Korea also has a good training environment, but Australia has a deep history of swimming, so there was a lot to learn.

Since I was selected and selected for the special training list, I also felt a sense of responsibility."

On this day, Korean swimming won two gold medals in the men"s 800m relay (Hwang Sun-woo, Lee Ho-jun, Kim Woo-min, Yang Jae-hoon) and the men"s 50m freestyle (Ji Yu-chan), and two bronze medals in the women"s 200m individual medley and men"s 100m butterfly.

Choi Dong-yeol, who was named on the glorious list of medalists, said, "Seeing freestyle swimmers, including Sun-woo Hwang, working hard and doing well gave other athletes a good motivation," and added, "I also gained strength thanks to my colleagues who showed me that Korean swimming is also possible.

“He expressed his camaraderie.

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‘Lucky Shower’ LG Twins Changes the Flow by Suspending the Game and Wins Against SSG

 

The LG Twins of professional baseball won three games in a row thanks to a fortunate suspension of play.

LG defeated SSG Landers 8-3 in the first game of the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League doubleheader held at Jamsil Stadium in Seoul on the 17th.

The game on this day was suspended for 70 minutes from 3:47 p.m. due to sudden rain. totosafeguide

For SSG, who were ahead 3-2 until the bottom of the 6th inning, the sky was pouring down on them, and for LG, it was valuable time to break the trend of deepening defeat.

Moreover, SSG had to drop starting pitcher Gwang-Hyun Kim, whose shoulders had cooled down due to the extended suspension of the game, and bring up Gyeong-Eun Noh.

Gwang-Hyun Kim threw 79 balls in 5 innings, allowing 4 hits, 1 walk, 6 strikeouts, and 2 runs (1 earned).

LG turned the game around as soon as the game resumed.

Shin Min-jae, who was on base before the game was stopped, immediately stole second base and reached third base when SSG catcher Cho Hyeong-woo"s throw to second base fell behind.

The next batter, Kim Hyun-soo, brought Shin Min-jae home with a hit down the right-field line to tie the score at 3-3, and with two outs and runners on third base, Bo-kyung Moon hit a comeback hit to left.

SSG, who lost the lead, suffered from injuries.

When Park Dong-won hit a hit to right-center, second baseman Kim Seong-hyun and center fielder Choi Ji-hoon collided while attempting to catch the ball.

The ball fell to the ground and runner Bo-Kyung Moon scored on first base.

The two players who hit each other"s faces were unable to get up from the ground for a while due to the severe pain.

Choi Ji-hoon was eventually replaced by Ha Jae-hoon.

Even in the top of the 8th inning, it was LG who was smiling.

When SSG took advantage of Hanyuseom"s hit, Choi Joo-hwan"s walk, and Kim Seong-hyun"s sacrifice bunt with one out and runners on second and third base, LG made a big move by sending out closing pitcher Ko Woo-seok.

Go Woo-seok struck out pinch hitter Kim Kang-min with a missed swing and set up Choo Shin-soo with a fly ball to center field with nine fastballs exceeding 150 km per hour.

LG, who had secured the victory, scored a key goal in the bottom of the 8th inning with three consecutive timely hits by Park Dong-won, Moon Seong-ju, and Park Hae-min.

Go Woo-seok, who also appeared on the mound in the 9th inning, preserved the team"s victory with a perfect pitch that did not allow a single base hit in 1? innings.