Jin-young Ko, Hee-young Yang, and Hyo-joo Kim (from left) ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics women’s golf competition.
Ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics women’s golf competition, ‘Taegeuk Ladies’ Yang Hee-young (35), Ko Jin-young (29, Solair), and Kim Hyo-joo (28, Lotte) have expressed their determination to win medals for the pride of Korea.
Yang Hee-young, Ko Jin-young, and Kim Hyo-joo met with reporters during their course adaptation training at Le Golf Nationale in Guyancourt, France, where the golf competition will be held on the 4th (Korean time).
Their expressions were bright as they warmed up lightly on the practice range.
Yang Hee-young said, “I really feel like I’m at the Olympics. I think I need to prepare more thoroughly.”
Kim Hyo-joo also expressed her excitement, saying, “After seeing my sisters wearing their sponsor hats, I finally got to wear the ‘KOREA’ hats together, and it felt real that this was a national team match. There were a lot of galleries on the course, and the atmosphere was great.” She added, “The cheering was huge. It felt like I was at a soccer stadium.”
The player who is particularly anticipated in this tournament is Yang Hee-young. Yang Hee-young, who had been struggling throughout the season and had her ranking drop, rose to the top in the last tournament that confirmed her Olympic roster.
With this result, Yang Hee-young has secured her Olympic spot by jumping up 20 places to 5th place in the world rankings. Korean women’s golf has not won a medal since winning the gold medal (Park In-bee) at the 2016 Rio Games, but expectations are high for Yang Hee-young, who has recently shown a good sense. Yang Hee-young said, “This is my first Olympics in 8 years. I am nervous, but I will play happily and with all my heart.” Among the Korean players who are participating, Ko Jin-young (3rd), who is ranked the highest, and Kim Hyo-joo (13th), who has won six LPGA titles, are determined to wash away the regret of not receiving a medal at the Tokyo Olympics. Ko Jin-young, who tied for 9th place at the Tokyo Games, said, “When I try to do well, the results don’t come out. If I have fun, I will get good results.” Kim Hyo-joo, who finished 15th in the same competition, also emphasized, “I was very nervous in Tokyo because it was my first Olympics. I will definitely do better this time.” Le Golf National, where this competition is held, is far from the center of Paris. Because of this, golfers do not use the athlete’s village. They do not even have the opportunity to meet players from other sports. However, Yang Hee-young, Ko Jin-young, and Kim Hyo-joo checked the news every day and were in sync with the Korean team. Yang Hee-young said, “It was really cool when shooter Kim Ye-ji said, ‘If not me, who will win the gold medal?’ It gave me confidence.” Ko Jin-young said, “The national archery team that performed well in this competition was impressive.” Kim Hyo-joo said, “I also gained a lot of challenging spirit watching players who are competing against the world’s best in table tennis, badminton, etc.,” and expressed her bold ambitions. Now, three female golfers are competing, and I hope we can bring home gold, silver, and bronze.” 카지노사이트