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Korea won gold medals for the ninth time in a row in the Paralympic Boccia event, similar to curling at the Winter Olympics. Choi Ye-jin, Jeong Howon, and Kim Han-soo won the final over Japan dramatically after overtime.



This is Lee Jeong-chan, a reporter from Tokyo.



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Boccia is a sport for the disabled with brain lesions that rolls six balls and competes to see who gets closer to and more of a white target ball. It is similar to curling in the winter event.



Therefore, strategy and breathing are important, and in the group event with the most disability, our country was able to win and win by sticking the ball to the desired place.



Jung Howon, Choi Ye-jin, and Kim Han-soo, who collaborated for a silver medal in Rio, reached the finals for the second time in a row.



The final was a fateful match between Korea and Japan.



Choi Ye-jin took the lead from the first end, showing elaborate shots with her head and Jeong Howon with her mouth.



A 4-1 lead in the 4 end gave 3 points and allowed a tie, but in overtime, our red ball took a good position, and Japan's ball missed one after another, giving us a dramatic victory.



The coach and coach congratulated our players by flashing one after the other, and our players burst out laughing.



[Jeong Howon/Boccia National Team: I didn't think I would lose even before going into overtime.]



Korea's Boccia achieved the feat of winning gold medals for the ninth consecutive time since the 1988 Seoul Games.



Howon Jeong won the third gold medal in her career, and Yejin Choi, who took part in the opening ceremony of this tournament with her mother, a sports assistant, took the gold medal again after 9 years.



[Choi Ye-jin/Boccia National Team: (Starting with the London Paralympic Games) I am so happy to have won a gold medal in the third challenge.]



Tomorrow (the 5th), when the closing ceremony will be held, the golden challenge of our athletes will continue.



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Kim Jung-jun, the world's number one badminton player, will reach the final in singles and doubles paired with Lee Dong-seop, aiming for two gold medals tomorrow.