Lee Jeong-sik and Kim Geum-yong win 4-1 in mixed doubles round of 16

North Korea’s table tennis team, which returned to the Olympic stage after eight years, made a strong comeback by defeating the ‘championship contenders’. The North

Korean pair of Ri Jong-sik and Kim Kum-yong defeated the Japanese pair of Tomokazu Harimoto and Hina Hayata 4-1 (11-5 7-11 11-4 15-13 12-10) in the round of 16 of the table tennis mixed doubles at the 2024 Paris Olympics held at Arena 4 in South Paris, France on the 27th (Korean time). North

Korea, which did not participate in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics held in 2021 due to COVID-19, returned to the Olympic stage through this competition for the first time in eight years since the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games.

The Lee Jung-sik-Kim Geum-yong pair faced a tough team from the start. The Harimoto-Hayata pair, ranked 2nd in the world, were considered strong contenders for the championship.

However, North Korea, which had no world ranking, pushed Japan hard from the start. They won the first game easily 11-5, and easily won the third game 1-1 with 11-4. They took the lead in the fourth game after a deuce, and won the fifth game.

More attention is being paid to the remaining performances of the Lee Jung-sik-Kim Geum-yong pair, who achieved a surprise victory. 카지노사이트