Lim Jong-hoon (Korea Exchange) and Shin Yoo-bin (copyright), who won the bronze medal at the Doha World Table Tennis Championships (individual competition), expressed regret and said, "I will play the Korean national anthem next time."
Lim Jong-hoon and Shin Yoo-bin shared their feelings after winning a bronze medal at the mixed doubles bronze medal ceremony held at Lusail Sports Arena in Doha, Qatar on the 24th (local time).
The Im Jong-hoon-Shin Yu-bin group reached the semifinals, but lost to China's Wang Chuqin-Sun Yingsa group 0-3 and failed to reach the final, ending the tournament with a bronze medal given to the joint third place.
Wang Chuchin-Sun Yingsa Group defeated Japan's Maharu Yoshimura-Odo Satsuki Group 3-1 in the final to win the gold medal.
Lim Jong-hoon won a silver medal in men's doubles with Jang Woo-jin (Se-ah) and a silver medal in women's doubles with Shin Yoo-bin (retired) at the 2023 Durban Games, but this is the first time the two have won a World Championship medal together.
Immediately after the award ceremony, Im Jong-hoon said, "I desperately prepared for this event because only the World Championships did not have a medal in mixed doubles. I just thought about how I could win a medal in mixed doubles at the World Championships. The process was not easy, but I am happy that I finally reached the medal."
"Even if the boat turns upside down when I meet the waves, I can sail again if I fix it," he said. "It means a lot to me to be able to win a medal and have a new experience by having a good relationship with (Shin) Yu-bin."
Finally, he said, "There is no better moment than when the national anthem is heard. I will work harder with Yubin to make sure that the national anthem will ring out in the mixed doubles as soon as possible."
"There were times when I was sluggish, but I believed in my efforts," Shin said. "It is meaningful that I won a medal in a big competition called the World Championship. It is a more memorable medal because I beat difficult opponents such as Lin Yun-ju and Zheng Yi-jing (Taiwan) in the quarterfinals." 바카라
Shin Yu-bin said, "I didn't enjoy it to my heart's content during the award ceremony. I warmed up before the podium (in preparation for the women's doubles) and (Im) Jong-hoon made fun of me," adding, "Now I can rejoice to my heart's content."