Kim Tae-hee (18, Iri Gonggo), the next "hammer queen" who made waves at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games, expressed her disappointment after failing to break the Korean record in the hammer throw.
After winning the women's high school hammer throw final at the 104th Jeonnam National Sports Games at the Mokpo Sports Complex in Mokpo, Jeollanam-do, on Friday with a meet record of 60 meters (22 feet), Kim said, "I wanted to set another Korean record at this meet, but I was very disappointed." 카지노사이트원
"I think I was nervous because I thought I had to break the Korean record again. I was more nervous than at the Asian Games."
Kim won the bronze medal in the women's hammer throw final at the Hangzhou Asian Games in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, on March 29 with a Korean record of 64.14 meters.
She broke her own South Korean high school record (61 meters, 24 feet) and the South Korean record set by Kang Na-ru in 2012 (63 meters, 80 feet).
"At the time, I didn't have any expectations of winning a medal, so I think I threw with a lot of confidence," Kim said, "and I wanted to break the Korean record once more."
Kim, who has no domestic opponents, battled with herself on the day.
She booked her gold medal early by going over 60 meters in the third period, and then stepped up her hammer in the fourth period, but due to the after-effects of her Asian Games participation, she only managed to hit the 50-meter mark for the second time in a row.
She was disqualified in the sixth and final period for being too greedy.
"I will definitely break the Korean record next time," Kim said, "and I will continue to train without complacency."
Kim also revealed how he got into hammer throwing, which is a barren sport.
"My brother (Kim Tae-hyung) is 2 meters 7 inches tall," he said, "and he started throwing the shot put because he was encouraged to do so by his friends, and I, who grew to 168 centimeters in elementary school, started throwing the discus after him."
"In 2021, my freshman year of high school, I was advised that my body type was favorable for hammer throwing, so I switched sports, and I think I got better and better at it," he said.
Kim Tae-hee, who shares the same name as the famous actress, laughed when asked if she was teased a lot when she was younger, saying, "I was teased a lot, but I don't feel uncomfortable now."
When asked, "Do you want to be a more famous Kim Tae-hee than an actor?" he shyly laughed, "Yes!".