Yonhap News Agency Seoul, August 13 -- Kim Joo-young, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics badminton women's doubles bronze medalist, said in a telephone interview with Yonhap News Agency on the 12th that I did not know that the Chinese players shouted foul language in the game, they may be too eager to win.
On the 27th of last month, the South Korean team Kim Joo-young / Kong Hee-yong and the Chinese team Chen Qingchen / Jia Yifan played the second round of Group D. At that time, Chen Qingchen exploded after the Chinese team lost the first set. In the second set, whether she scored or not, she frequently exploded. On the 5th of this month, the Korean Badminton Association, in the name of the president of the association, sent a letter to the Badminton World Federation (BWF) to protest this.
Jin Zhaoying said that she also thought that Chen Qingchen was cheering for herself, and later learned that it was a foul mouth. But Kim Joo-young and Kong Hee-yung smiled at the award ceremony and congratulated Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan on winning the silver medal. Jin Zhaoying said that when standing on the podium, he sincerely wanted to congratulate the Chinese team and did not mention the incident of exploding foul language. Chen Qingchen also did not mention the explosion to Jin Zhaoying and Kong Xirong.
South Korea's other women's badminton duo, Lee Joo-hee and Shin Seung-joong, lost to Kim Joo-young and Kong Hee-yong in the bronze medal competition and finished fourth. Kim Saidying said that on the one hand, he was eager to win the game, but on the other hand, he was uncomfortable because his opponent was also a Korean player. She said that after returning from Tokyo, she saw many media reporters waiting at the airport before they personally felt that they had won Olympic medals.
Kim Joo-young/Kong Hee-yong faced Japan in the quarter-finals and won 2-1. Kim Saidying said it was a very intense game and it was a great joy to be able to beat the Japanese team.
After returning to China, Kim Joo-young met kim Eun-jeong, the silver medalist of the women's curling team at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics, "Kim Jia Jun". Kim Joo-young said Kim Eun-jing is the daughter of her father's friend, both from Gyeongsangbuk-do-il City. Kim Eun-jing said she was proud that athletes from Yicheng had won medals at the Winter and Summer Olympics.
The South Korean badminton team will return to training from the 10th of this month. Kim Saidying said that after winning the Olympic medals, many people began to pay attention to badminton. Hoping to show them a better side, he also continued to partner with Kong Xirong. (End)