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Women's volleyball finished 4th.

A big round of applause poured in to the players who did their best until the last day.

Kim Yeon-kyung, who has been defending the national team for 16 years, shed tears as she announced her retirement from the national team.



Byung-min Yoo is a reporter from Tokyo.



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Korea poured everything into the world's sixth-largest powerhouse, Serbia.



It was a close battle until the middle of the first set with an outrageous attack, but lost one set after struggling with the so-called 'volleyball volleyball' that drove the ball to the top striker Boskovich.



Kim Yeon-kyung kept flying, and Yang Hyo-jin, Kim Hee-jin, and all the players threw themselves out, but their stamina ran out in a series of forced marches, and in the end, they fell to their knees with a set score of 3-0.



It was the first time in 45 years since the bronze medal at the 1976 Montreal Olympics, but unfortunately ended in 4th place.



The players, who fought on the court until the last day of the tournament, took a commemorative photo with bright expressions grateful for their journey so far, embraced and encouraged each other, and made memories.




Kim Yeon-kyung, who played as an ace wearing the Taegeuk mark for 16 years, declared her retirement from the national team with tears flowing as if she had mixed emotions after finishing the last Olympics.



[Kim Yeon-kyung / National Women's Volleyball National Team: While tying shoelaces and taping, I thought, 'It could be the last time' and I did...

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I thought about it to some extent before entering the Olympics and prepared for this match, so I think I gave everything I had and I have no regrets.] From the



2012 London Olympics semifinals, the 2014 Incheon Asian Games gold medal, and the Tokyo Olympics fighting spirit, every moment gives an impression. A golden generation of women's volleyball said goodbye to Kim Yeon-kyung.




[Yang Hyo-jin / National women's volleyball team: I thought it was the last time, and there were difficult moments when we all did it together, but in the end, I still thought it was a good result and played volleyball very happily.]



[Kim Hee-jin / National women's volleyball team: Korea It was an honor in itself to play with



Yeon-kyung in the drama, and

I don't know if there will ever be an opportunity like this in my life, but I think it's a really big opportunity.]

The Olympic journey of Yeon-kyung Kim and the Golden Generation came to an end, but the women's volleyball team who poured everything into it A beautiful challenge will be cherished deep in our hearts.



(Video coverage: Ho-Jun Choi, video editing: Jeong-Sam Park)



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