<Anchor> The
baseball team to reenact the glory of winning the gold medal at the Beijing Olympics has entered the decisive battlefield in Tokyo.
I was determined to show it through actions rather than words.
Byung-min Yoo is a reporter from Tokyo.
<Reporter> The
baseball team, wearing a mask and even a face shield, exits Narita Airport.
He had a serious expression as if he was conscious of the public opinion criticized by the recent scandal of deviation from the baseball world.
Director Kim Kyung-moon, who is aiming for a second consecutive Olympic title in 13 years, expressed his determination briefly and boldly.
[Kim Kyung-moon / Baseball Team Manager: I don't think it's a situation to talk a lot.
I will put all my energy into each game so that I can watch the game with body and actions rather than words and feel a little cooler.] In a
situation where a lot of aces such as Ryu Hyun-jin, Kim Kwang-hyun, and Yang Hyun-jong were missing, we showed anticipation for the young players.
[Kim Kyung-moon / Baseball Team Manager: Lee Ui-ri is young, but he is very good.
Jinwook Kim is also left-handed when he is 19 years old, and I feel very good when I see him.]
Korea will play a group qualifier with Israel on the 29th and the United States on the 31st, and then start a unique loser-reviving tournament based on the preliminary results.
The road to victory will be easier if you win the first two consecutive wins, so we plan to start an all-out battle from the first round.
The national team, which entered the decisive battlefield Tokyo, risking the fate of Korean baseball, will start training for adaptation to the Israeli match for the first game today (27th) here at Ota Stadium.