Choi In-jeong, Who Overcame the Hurdle in the Final Challenge

[Asian Games] Choi In-jeong, Who Overcame the Hurdle in the Final Challenge, ‘Stands Tall’ as a True Ace

 

 

 

He rose to number one in the world, but showed weakness in major competitions...

 

After winning his first thrilling gold medal after three moves, he said, "It's only until this year that I represent the national team... I'll leave it to my juniors now." 온라인카지노

 

Choi In-jeong (33, Gyeryong City Hall), who took the top spot in the women's epee fencing individual event at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games held on the 24th, has been a key player in the national team since the 2010s.

 

When she was in her early 20s, she helped South Korea to a runner-up finish in the team event at the 2012 London Olympics, and nine years later in Tokyo in 2021, she helped South Korea reach the Olympic team final again and win another silver medal.

 

I added strength.

 

He achieved achievements such as winning the International Fencing Federation (FIE) World Cup three times and the International Grand Prix twice, and winning individual gold medals at the Asian Championships in 2011 and 2014.

 

At 174 cm tall, she is considered a player with good concentration and strength in defense. She maintained her competitiveness on the international stage for a long time and ranked first in the women's epee individual world rankings last year.

 

However, she seemed especially unable to get over the hurdle in the individual competition at the international competition.

 

At the 2014 Incheon and 2018 Jakarta/Palembang Asian Games, he lost in the individual semifinals and had to be content with bronze medals.

 

At the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, where he participated while ranked second in the world, he had to give up his medal dream early as he was caught by a player outside the top 200 in the world rankings in the round of 32, the first round of individual competition.

 

Excluding the 3rd place at the Asian Championships in June of this year, his performance in recent international competitions has also slowed and his world ranking has fallen to 17th.

 

Ahead of the Asian Games, he is somewhat pushed down in the rankings of interest by his junior Song Sera (Busan Metropolitan City Hall), who is competing in the individual event with him.

 

Song Sera had emerged as a new ace by winning two gold medals at the World Championships last year.

 

However, Choi In-jeong, who had become stronger through past experiences, did not give up at this difficult time.

 

She finally passed the semifinals of the Asian Games, which she had not been able to do during her previous two appearances, and finally stood as the main character by winning 9-8 after a close overtime match in the finals that took place in a 'family fight' against Song Sera, who was considered a strong candidate for the championship.

 

Thanks to his achievements in winning various international competitions last year and being ranked No. 1 in the world, when he was selected as the winner of the Sports Awards given by the Korea Sports Council in February of this year, he expressed his determination to "become a player worthy of the grand prize," and he won the Asian Games in half a year.

 

He kept his promise with his first gold medal.

 

After winning the gold medal that day, Choi In-jeong announced her intention to put down her Taegeuk mark, saying, "I plan to play with the national team until this year and then retire."

 

He, who had a splendid finale with a gold medal in the individual event at the last international all-around competition, said, "I had no personal greed in this competition, but I wanted to do my part in my position," and added, "I am even happier that I achieved that."