Shin Su-min and Kim Yu-bin, two Asian Championship winners, “Toward the next AG Olympics!”
Shin Soo-min competes in an obstacle race in the women’s general division finals held on the 13th.
Korea’s modern pentathlon team, which held an international competition at home for the first time in 15 years, brightened its future with the performance of promising athletes.
In the final match of the general division of the 2024 Modern Pentathlon Asian Championships held at Hwaseong Sports Complex in Gyeonggi-do on the 13th, Korea won gold medals in both the men’s and women’s individual and team events.
In the women’s individual event, Shin Soo-min, born in 2006 and a student at Seoul Physical Education High School, took the top spot, and in the team event, four players, including Shin Soo-min, teamed up to help Korea win the championship.
In the men’s division, Kim Yu-bin, born in 2002, who attends Korea National Sport University, won a gold medal in the individual event and also won with her teammates in the team event. 메이저사이트
This competition, an international competition held in Korea 15 years after the Korea Open held in Seoul in 2009, was characterized by the introduction of obstacle racing, which was selected as a detailed event to replace horseback riding among the modern pentathlon, for the first time at the Asian Championships.
Obstacle racing is a race that involves quickly passing over various obstacles such as wheels, ladders, and walls, and will completely replace horseback riding after this summer’s Paris Olympics.
With the introduction of the Korean modern pentathlon starting in various competitions, athletes born in the 2000s who were selected for the first time as adult national teams this year and debuted at this competition won two gold medals in the men’s and women’s divisions, and preparations for the 2028 Los Angeles (LA) Olympics after Paris should also begin. gave hope to
If the current national team’s main players, Jeon Woong-tae (Gwangju Metropolitan City Hall) and Kim Seon-woo (Gyeonggi Provincial Office), are from the ‘equestrian generation’, Shin Su-min and Kim Yu-bin were introduced to obstacle races before they were fully accustomed to horseback riding, so they will compete on equal footing with their seniors or be ahead of them in this department. This is a possible situation.
Shin Soo-min said, “For me, I am more familiar with obstacles than horseback riding. I find obstacle racing more fun and easier.”
He, who won a silver medal in the individual event at last year’s U-19 World Championships, which included an obstacle race, said, “To become a world-class athlete, the balance of the five events is important,” and added, “I thought swimming was my weakness, so I worked hard to improve my record.” “I shortened it, but I think I need to reduce my swimming record further and improve in fencing in the future,” he emphasized.
He added, “I think winning this competition will give me greater motivation in my future career as an athlete. I feel like I need to improve further,” and added, “I want to participate in the Asian Games in the future and win a medal, and I hope to get on the podium at the LA Olympics.” “That is the goal,” he said emphatically.
Kim Yu-bin explained, “Compared to horseback riding, obstacle racing seems to be a sport where skills can become similar in a short period of time. I was sad that horseback riding would disappear, but I also think it would be an opportunity for me.”
He humbly said that he still has a long way to go to surpass Jeon Woong-tae and other older brothers. His immediate goal is to follow behind his seniors as much as possible.
Kim Yu-bin, who injured her ankle and knee with about two weeks left before this competition and fought ‘injury fighting spirit’ despite the pain that day, said, “First of all, I want to win an individual gold medal at the National Sports Festival, and in the future I will participate in many international competitions, including the Asian Games. “I want to compete,” he said. 온라인 슬롯