Badminton women's doubles bronze medal match between Korean teams.
Kim So-young (29, Incheon International Airport)-Gong Hee-yong (25, Jeonbuk Bank) lost in the quarterfinals of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and went to the bronze medal match.
Kim So-young and Gong Hee-yong will face off against Lee So-hee and Shin Seung-chan (27, Incheon International Airport) in the bronze medal match to be held on the 2nd of next month.
5th world ranking Kim So-young and Gong Hee-yong played 0-2 (15th) against world ranking 3rd world ranking 3 Cheon Qingchen-Zaipan (China) in the women's doubles semifinal at the Tokyo Olympics held at Musashinonomori Sports Plaza in Tokyo, Japan on the 31st. -21 11-21).
Kim So-young and Gong Hee-yong failed to reach the final after losing to Cheon Qing-cheon and Zaipan in the 3rd round of the group stage on the 27th, and failed to swear in the quarterfinals.
In the women's doubles semifinals held earlier, Lee So-hee and Shin Seung-chan lost to Gracia Poly-Apriyani Rahayu (Indonesia) 0-2 (19-21 17-21).
Regardless of the outcome of the bronze medal match, the 3rd and 4th place match, Korea ended the Olympics with one bronze medal in women's doubles.
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