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The women's volleyball team, aiming to advance to the Olympic final for the first time in history, will face Brazil in the quarterfinals shortly after. With Kim Yeon-kyung, who wants to finish her last Olympics from a higher place, our athletes are ready to write a new history.
Correspondent Ha Seong-ryong.
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Kim Yeon-kyung slams a precise blow on the white towel that director Lavarini puts in every corner of the court.
After team training, Yang Hyo-jin, who claimed to be a blocking individual training, conducts image training while walking.
Even Kim Hee-jin, who underwent knee surgery in May and burns a fighting spirit, the so-called 'London 3 Musketeers' finished all preparations with a desperate heart.
Although he led to the semifinals at the 2012 London Olympics, where he participated as the youngest, remembering the pain of tears at the end,
[Kim Yeon-kyung / National Women's Volleyball National Team: I wonder if I've ever cried like that in my life until now]
[Yang Hyo-jin
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/ Women's volleyball national team: As soon as my sister cries, it's all... ]
[Kim Yeon-kyung / National Women's Volleyball National Team: I turned on the water in the shower and cried like this
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Kim Yeon-kyung is still showing off her world-class skills with 3rd in scoring and 7th in Digging in her last Olympics, Yang Hyo-jin is 7th in blocking, and Kim Hee-jin is flying at every turning point.
[Kim Yeon-kyung / National Women's Volleyball National Team: I talked with Yang Hyo-jin in London, but unfortunately missing the medal is still regrettable... We talked about seizing this opportunity because we know that there are not many opportunities like this.]
Our players arrived at Ariake Stadium a little while ago and are warming up.
Following the momentum of reaching the semi-finals for the first time in 9 years, Korean women's volleyball is preparing for a strong spike towards a new history.
(Video coverage: Jeon Gyeong-bae, Yang Hyun-cheol, video editing: Kim Byung-jik)