Sun Yang's old rival Park Tae-hwan was diagnosed with new crown and has joined the entertainment industry, and was infected when recording variety shows

According to south Korean media "Asia Daily" reported on July 16, the country's former Olympic swimming champion Park Tae-hwan was confirmed to be infected with the new crown virus and is now in quarantine.

According to Korean media reports, Park Tae-hwan felt unwell the day before the diagnosis, so he underwent a test for the new crown virus, the result was positive, so he was immediately isolated and sent to the hospital for observation and treatment. According to the report, Park Tae-hwan, as a star in today's entertainment industry, is busy recording a variety show. One of the volleyball players involved in the recording was infected with the new crown virus, judo player Liu Dongshik was diagnosed with the new crown at the same time, and the New Crown test of South Korean supermodel Han Hye-jin was also positive, so the recording of this program was urgently stopped, and the relevant personnel were in isolation.

Park Tae-hwan is the most outstanding athlete in the history of Korean swimming, and in the face of the Sino-Japanese confrontation in the Asian swimming world in the new century, Park Tae-hwan alone competed with Chinese and Japanese athletes in the men's middle and long distance freestyle field. At the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, 17-year-old Park Tae-hwan came out and won three gold medals in the men's 200 meters, 400 meters and 1500 meters freestyle, and was named the most valuable athlete of the Asian Games. In the following ten years, he has competed against two generations of world-class athletes such as Zhang Lin and Sun Yang in China in the field of freestyle, and has won from time to time, and also won the gold medal in the men's 400-meter freestyle final at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, which is equivalent to a year earlier than the Chinese male athletes winning the swimming championship at the Olympic Games, becoming a star in the international swimming world. In the men's 200m freestyle final of the 2014 Incheon Asian Games, the scene before the finish line was when China's Sun Yang and Japan's Kosuke Hagi and Park Tae-huan went hand in hand and fought bravely to be the first, which is still a true portrayal of the monopoly of the three East Asian finalists in the Asian Games. At that Asian Games, Sun Yang shared a birthday cake with Park Tae-hwan, and the scene of celebrating Park Tae-hwan's birthday was also enjoyable.

However, the Incheon Asian Games is almost the last impression Park Tae-hwan left in the pool, and then he was found to be positive for A and B bottles when he was tested for FIA doping, and FINA rejected his defense, imposed an 18-month ban, and the Asian Games medal was canceled. The doping storm brought a fatal blow to Park Tae-hwan, his business endorsement was either canceled or terminated in advance, and his income fell sharply, and the beauty anchor Zhang Yiyuan, who had been in love with him for less than half a year, also proposed to break up. During this time, Park Tae-hwan's life fell into a low point, but he did not completely give up his swimming career and tried to make a comeback. However, with the increase in age and the impact of this doping incident, Park Tae-hwan's results were not as good as before, and he eventually ended his career.

Because he was once regarded as the "national hero" of South Korea, he was also the best swimmer in Korean history, coupled with his excellent image, Park Tae-hwan finally found his own place in the entertainment industry, and he was like a fish in the water, with a large market and strong popularity. This time he was detected with the new crown virus, which should be regarded as a big news in the Korean entertainment industry.

Text/Beiqing Sports Liu Ailin