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'Women's Epee Gold' Choi In-jung "I'm retiring from the national team after
Choi In-jung (33-Gyeryong City Hall), who won the women's epee individual gold medal at the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games, has announced that she will retire the flag at the end of the year.
Choi In-jung defeated teammate Song Se-ra (30, Busan Metropolitan Government) 9-8 in the final of the women's epee individual event at the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games at Dianzu University Gymnasium in Hangzhou, China, on Thursday.
Choi, who reached the final at both Incheon 2014 and Jakarta-Palembang 2018 but settled for silver, finally struck gold in her third Asian Games appearance.
Speaking to the media after the event, Choi said, "I've been training hard, and I've been saying to (Song) Sera since the qualifiers, 'Let's meet in the final,' and it came true, so it feels great to win gold. There hasn't been a gold medal at the Asian Games, so I'm happy that I did my part in my position."
Choi, who made her national team debut in 2010, has had a stellar international career, but has yet to win an Olympic gold medal. She won silver in the team event at London 2012 and Tokyo 2020.
On his current form, he could go for gold again at the Paris 2024 Olympics next year, but he has decided to hang up the flag.
"I'm going to retire from the national team after this year," Choi said. "I think it's right to step down at this point," he said, adding, "I have regrets about the Olympic gold medal, but I'm sure the juniors will do a good job.
"I won my first gold medal in the individual event at the Asian Games, but winning gold doesn't change my mindset. It's more like a gift for all the hard work I've put in," he said. "Although I'm retiring from the national team, I will continue to fence for my club."
"When I looked at the bracket, there were a lot of difficult opponents, but it was good to play against world-class players," said Song Sera, who won a valuable silver medal in her first 카지노사이트 Asian Games appearance. "Although I lost to (Choi) in the final, I would like to congratulate her from the bottom of my heart. It will be a meaningful memory."
Song said, "I had a hard time training in Korea, but I overcame the hard training and performed well. I will continue to work hard in training and perform well in major tournaments."
Upon hearing the news of her senior In Jung Choi's retirement from the national team, Song said, "I don't know if I can fill her shoes, but if I work hard in my position, I think I will have good luck in the future. I will always do my best."
