“won’t be the only medalist tomorrow”

“Starting tomorrow, I won’t be the only medalist in Korean swimming.”

SBS commentator Park Tae-hwan, 35, is South Korea’s only current Olympic medalist. In Beijing 2008, he won gold in the men’s 400-meter freestyle and silver in the 200-meter freestyle, breaking new ground for South Korean swimming in the once barren sport. At London 2012, he won silver in the 200-meter freestyle and 400-meter freestyle. Park’s one gold and three silver medals are the only Olympic medals won by South Korean swimmers.

Speaking from the La Défense swimming pool in Paris, France, on Saturday (Aug. 26), Park said he is confident that he will not be the only Korean medalist at the Olympics. “Tomorrow, Kim Woo-min will compete in the men’s 400-meter freestyle. I’m proud that Korea has a world-class 400-meter freestyle swimmer,” Park said, adding, ”Kim has been doing really well so far. “If he can put what he has done so far into practice, he will be where he wants to be on the podium.

“Three years ago in Tokyo, he had a chance to win a medal, but he missed it,” he said of Hwang Sun-woo, the favorite in the men’s 200m freestyle. He may feel pressure this time, and the competition in the 200-meter freestyle is very fierce, but he has a good chance.” ‘I hope he can make up for his disappointment in Tokyo by utilizing the memories of winning three consecutive medals at the World Championships and the Asian Games in Hangzhou,’ he added.

In Beijing 2008 and London 2012, South Korean swimming relied on one unheralded genius in Park Tae-hwan, but that will not be the case in Paris 파워볼사이트 2024. The so-called “Golden Generation,” led by Hwang Sun-woo and Kim Woo-min, are expected to join forces and usher in a renaissance for Korean swimming. One event where the golden generation is expected to emerge is the men’s 800m freestyle relay. Hwang Sun-woo and Kim Woo-min, the “two-headed wagon,” will be joined by Lee Ho-joon (Jeju City), Yang Jae-hoon (Gangwon-do), Lee Yoo-yeon (Goyang City), and Kim Young-hyun (Anyang City) to challenge for a medal. After dominating the Asian stage at last year’s Hangzhou Asian Games, where they won gold in the men’s 800-meter freestyle relay, they will be looking to prove that they can compete on the world stage in Paris.

“I wonder why the golden generation is coming out now,” Park said, laughing, ”It’s amazing to win a medal in an individual event at the Olympics, but it’s even more amazing to be considered a medal favorite in a team event.” “It’s a testament to the status of Korean swimming,” he said, adding, ”I hope we can reach higher and become a swimming powerhouse like the United States, Australia, and China.”