[Asian Games] North Korean Table Tennis Players Only Smile Strangely When Asked About the Possibility of an Inter-Korean Confrontation
North Korean male table tennis players only smiled strangely when reporters asked about the possibility of an inter-Korean confrontation. 스포츠토토
The North Korean men's table tennis team won against Nepal with a match score of 3-0 in the second match of Group B of the table tennis men's team event at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games held at the Gungsu Canal Sports Park Gymnasium in Hangzhou, China on the 23rd.
North Korea, which lost to Japan the day before, finished second in Group B and advanced to the round of 16.
Depending on the results of the draw that will be held this afternoon, there is a possibility that there will be a 'North-South confrontation' with South Korea, which advanced to the quarterfinals.
After the game, North Korean players passed through the joint coverage area (mixed zone) with bright expressions.
When a Korean reporter asked a question about the confrontation between North and South Korea, he just smiled silently.
They did not respond to the question, ‘What do you think about the assessment that the possibility of winning is less than that of the North Korean women’s national team?’
However, Yoo Yoo-seong looked back at the reporter who asked the question with a puzzled expression.
The North Korean coach did not pass through the mixed zone.
He appears to have moved to the training site through an underground passage.
The North Korean women's national team, which had previously passed the mixed zone, was in a very bright mood.
North Korea, which defeated 'strong' Chinese Taipei 3-2 the previous day, won a landslide victory over the Maldives on this day and confidently advanced to the quarterfinals as first place in its group.
The inter-Korean match in the women's team event will be completed only if South Korea and North Korea reach the finals.
The North Korean women's national team is led by Coach Kim Hyuk-bong, who won the mixed doubles gold medal at the 2013 Paris World Championships during her active years, defeating South Korea's Lee Sang-soo and Park Young-sook pair in the final with Kim Jong.
Coach Kim, who was passing through the mixed zone with his students like a 'gain general', smiled brightly when asked, 'Don't you want to see Lee Sang-soo?'