<Anchor> At the



opening ceremony to be held tomorrow (23rd), our team's joint jockey is volleyball empress Kim Yeon-kyung.

Kim Yeon-kyung, who considers this event to be her last Olympic stage, is determined to give her all for a national team medal for the first time in 45 years.



Continuing to be reporter Yoo Byung-min.



<Reporter>



Kim Yeon-kyung enters Ariake Arena with a bright expression on her face.



From the first training, Kang spikes were dropped on the court one after another, and when he succeeded in blocking, he cheers and raises the atmosphere.




It is the third Olympic stage after London in 2012 and Rio in 2016.



Kim Yeon-kyung, who declared Tokyo as the last Olympic Games, cherishes every moment she spends with her colleagues.



[Kim Yeon-kyung / Captain of the women's volleyball team: I've never taken so many commemorative photos after coming to the Olympics, so I don't know. This olympics will take more pictures. I will show a good appearance on the court as much as I prepared.]



The female captain of our team, Kim Yeon-kyung, will be a jockey with Hwang Seon-woo, a swimmer, at the opening ceremony tomorrow.



[Kim Yeon-kyung / Women's volleyball team captain: I heard that my sister rolls and there is something like this, but before I jump, I do the same thing. However, I am thinking about restraining the performance.]



Korea, which is in Group A along with Brazil, the 3rd place in the world, and Japan, the host country, advances to the quarterfinals if they are in the 4th place out of 6 countries. It gets easier.



Kim Yeon-kyung is determined to pour everything into her first match against Brazil the day after tomorrow.



[Kim Yeon-kyung / Women's volleyball team captain: I think the Brazilian player is also very nervous. There are many surprises, the Olympics. We are close and there is no time difference. Because it's a good opportunity for us.]



It's not an easy goal, but

we do

n't give up.



For the first Olympic medal in 45 years, volleyball empress Kim Yeon-kyung is preparing for her final fighting spirit.



(Video coverage: Ha Ryung, Video editing: Lee Jung-taek)  



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