Olympic Qualification After Continental Qualifiers… Taekwondo Women’s 57kg Class Gold Medalist
“I went through a difficult process, so I thought, ‘I can’t do something like this.'”
He was confident because he trained himself harder than anyone else. He was not intimidated on the big stage because he had to go through a more difficult process than anyone else to get the chance to compete in the Olympics.
This is the story of 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.
Kim Yu-jin won the gold medal by defeating Nahid Kiyanichande (Iran) 2-0 (5-1 9-0) in the women’s 57 kg class final of the 2024 Paris Olympics Taekwondo held at the Grand Palais in Paris, France on the 9th (Korean time).
Kim Yu-jin, who met with reporters after the finals, said, “I’m so happy. Aside from gaining personal honor, I want to tell myself that I did well because I helped to establish the pride of the Taekwondo home country. I’m just happy.”
When asked who came to mind first after winning the gold medal, Kim Yu-jin answered, “My grandmother,” and said, “I bet she’s not sleeping,” and then exclaimed, “Grandma, I finally won the gold medal. Thank you so much for letting me do taekwondo.”
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2024-08-10 02:27:04