Modern pentathlon medal chase begins… Shin Yubin aims for third final appearance

Modern pentathlon, Korea’s final gold medal event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, will kick off four days of competition at the North Paris Arena in Paris, France, starting with the men’s individual fencing ranking round at 6 p.m. (KST) on Aug. 8.

Modern pentathlon is an event that combines fencing, swimming, horseback riding and laser run (athletics plus shooting) in one athlete, with Jeon Woong-tae (Gwangju Metropolitan Government) becoming Korea’s first medalist in the event after winning bronze in the men’s event at Tokyo 2020.

Jeon Woong-tae and Seo Chang-wan (Armed Forces Athletic Team) will compete in the men’s event, while Seong Seung-min (Korea Gymnastics Federation) and Kim Sun-woo (Gyeonggi Provincial Office) will compete in the women’s event.

On the first day, the men’s ranking round will be followed by the women’s fencing ranking round at 9:30pm.

The equestrian, swimming, and laser run quarterfinals will continue throughout the day on day 9, followed by the men’s final and women’s semifinals on day 10 and the women’s final on day 11, the closing day of the Olympic Games.

The four athletes combined for South Korea’s best-ever performance at the World Championships in June with four gold, two silver and one bronze medal, raising hopes for Olympic medals.

Seong Seung-min “Shin” Sung, born in 2003, became the first Korean woman to win an individual title, while Jeon Woong-tae won his first individual bronze medal in five years to boost his chances of winning a second consecutive Olympic medal.

In addition, Seo Chang-wan and Kim Sun-woo, who won and runner-up at the World Cup, respectively, are also medal favorites, so it will be interesting to see if Korea’s modern pentathlon team can win back-to-back Olympic medals and at least two medals at the same time.

The women’s table tennis team of Shin Yoo-bin, Lee Eun-hye (Korean Air) and Jeon Jeon-hee (Mirae Asset Securities) will face the winner of the China-Taiwan match at 10 p.m. at the South Paris Arena for a spot in the team final.

This is the first time in 12 years that the women’s team has reached the quarterfinals of the team event.

Xin Yubin, who has reached the top four in every event she has competed in at the Paris Olympics, including mixed doubles (bronze) and singles (fourth), will collect her second medal in Paris once she crosses the “Great Wall”.

Park Joo-hyo (Goyang City Hall) will be the first Korean athlete to lift the barbell when he competes in the men’s 73-kilogram weightlifting event at the South Paris Arena at 2:30 a.m. on the 9th.

Park has shown remarkable resilience after being diagnosed with a Class 5 disability following a spinal surgery two years ago, and will be traveling to Paris with the Korean flag. 홀짝게임

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