<Anchor> At the
Tokyo Paralympic Games, our athletes' medal hunt began in earnest.
Su-yeon Seo, the leader
of the women's singles table tennis
team, reached the semi-finals and succeeded in securing a medal for the first time among our team.
Correspondent Kim Hyung-yeol.
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Su-yeon Seo, who had her dream of becoming a model paralyzed due to a medical accident when she was in school, tied her racquet tightly with a bandage in her right hand, and blew a smash of her dream for gold.
Su-yeon Seo, who won two consecutive wins in the group stage, also overwhelmed her opponent Probulovic in the quarterfinals.
He freely moved the wheelchair and launched various attacks, and he took away the power of his opponents with an outrageous serve.
Su-yeon Seo won 3-0 in just 17 minutes and advanced to the semi-finals.
Since table tennis singles does not play third or fourth place, Su-yeon Seo secured the minimum bronze medal.
Su-yeon Seo, who won the silver medal in Rio five years ago, will challenge for the first gold medal in history tomorrow (28th).
Starting with Su-yeon Suh, Su-yong Cha and Mi-gyu Lee have reached the semifinals so far and secured medals.
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100m on land, Salum in Norway shone.
With hereditary retinal disease scarcely blind, Salum had time to imitate Usain Bolt's ceremonies, and then sprinted without hesitation with the starting gunfire.
I ran with my eyes closed, but I crossed the finish line in 10.46.
Salum reached the final lightly, tying the all-time Paralympic 100m best in the less visually impaired class.
(Video editing: Kim Byung-jik)