As the Hangzhou Asian Games come to an end, home country media says it's difficult to evaluate South Korea's 3rd place in the medal rankings.

The Asian Games, an Asian sports festival held in Hangzhou, China, concluded on the 8th. South Korea won a total of 190 medals (42 gold, 59 silver, 89 bronze). Participating countries based on number of gold medals won
In terms of other medal rankings, they were in third place behind Japan (52 gold). Before the tournament, the Korean Athletic Association had set a goal of ``50 gold medals or more and 3rd place in the medal rankings,'' and although they achieved their ranking goals,
However, the goal of winning a gold medal was not achieved. South Korea's Yonhap News reported, ``It has been pointed out that the competitiveness of the Korean sports world at the Olympics and other international tournaments has declined due to the thinning of the athlete base, but this year's tournament also shows signs of a decline.
"It was revealed," he said. The Hangzhou Asian Games were postponed for a year due to the COVID-19 virus outbreak and began on the 23rd of last month. Athletes from 45 countries and regions participated in 40 competitions. Korea
The country sent a record 1,140 athletes to participate in 39 sports. The Korean Athletic Association has been conscious of Japan even before the tournament. at the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games and the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.
Since Japan was able to far outpace Japan in the number of medals, we are looking ahead to the 2024 Paris Olympics, and if we can keep the difference in the number of gold medals with Japan within 10 at this tournament, we will be able to compete evenly at the Olympics.
I expected that. Prior to the opening of the tournament, the Korean national team defeated Kuwait 9-0 in the first match of Group E of the men's soccer league held on the 19th of last month, marking the first victory for the Korean national team. auspicious
I got off to a good start. In past games, South Korea and North Korea formed a joint team and marched together at the opening ceremony, but this was not seen this time, reflecting the current state of cooling relations between the two Koreas.
I let it go. In addition, when North Korea's Korean Central Television broadcast the women's soccer quarterfinal match between South Korea and North Korea held on the 30th of last month, the score was displayed at the bottom of the screen and South Korea was labeled as a "puppet."
)” is displayed. Rodong Sinmun, the official newspaper of the Korean Workers' Party, reported in an article reporting the result of the match that ``Our team defeated the puppet team by an overwhelming score of 4-1.'' “Puppet
The word ``儡'' is used in North Korea to mean ``South Korea is an agent of the United States.'' In the shooting competition on the 25th, the South Korean team won the championship and the North Korean team took second place, and they both stood on the podium.
While the song was playing, the North Korean players turned their backs to the South Korean flag and refused to take the customary commemorative photo. Even when Korean players spoke to him, he didn't look at him. A North Korean athlete was asked to shake hands with a South Korean athlete in judo.
There were scenes where they ignored him and just left the venue. South Korea steadily produced a large number of gold medals at this year's Olympics in sports such as taekwondo and archery, which also demonstrate their strength at the Olympics. Women's table tennis for the first time in 21 years
He achieved the great feat of reaching the top. In addition, they won two gold medals in ``esports,'' which became an official sport from this tournament, and there are hopes that this sport will become Korea's new ``specialty'' in the future. on the other hand
, he did not perform well in traditionally strong competitions, receiving two gold medals in shooting and one gold in judo. In addition, some ball sports, such as men's and women's volleyball, men's basketball, and handball, ended with no medals.
There was also a slump in sales. The South Korean team held a disbanding ceremony on the 8th. Korean National Athletic Association President Lee Ki-hoon said, ``The most important thing for athletes is to accept the results.''
``The Paris Olympics will be held next year. I want you to stock up on the strength to take on the challenge.'' Team leader Choi Yoon said, ``(The number of medals won) was a little short of our goal.Paris.
I want to do my best to achieve even better results at the Olympics and the Asian Games in three years." South Korea won 42 gold medals at this tournament. He was 3rd in the medal ranking. Yonhap News
According to , an official from the Korea National Athletic Association said in an interview, ``Due to poor performance in the events we had hoped for, we fell short of our goal of 50 gold medals, but the total number of medals won (190) was higher than the previous Games (117).
Increased. I am evaluating the fact that they won gold medals in a variety of sports in a positive light." Yonhap also said that South Korea's result in this tournament was ``3rd place, which is difficult to evaluate.'' Strength of host country China
He pointed out that Japan's rankings stood out, and focused on the difference with Japan, which was in second place in the overall rankings. ``Japan defeated South Korea at the Jakarta Games before the Tokyo Olympics, which featured many star athletes, and took second place for the first time in 24 years.
However, this time, they outperformed South Korea despite the fact that almost no first-class athletes participated as they were concentrating on the Paris Olympics. The difference in the number of gold medals between Japan and South Korea has narrowed from 26 last time, but has the difference in strength gotten closer?
It is difficult to judge.'' The Asian Games have come to a close, and athletes are looking ahead to the Paris Olympics, which is less than a year away from the start of the Games. The level of competition in Asia, including China, is also rising. Korea will be next year
All eyes will be on how they will strengthen their skills in each sport in preparation for the Paris Olympics.