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Hwang Seon-woo, a swimmer who returned after winning a world championship medal 11 years after Park Tae-hwan, told the story behind the competition.
We also sent a message of support to high jump Woo Sang-hyuk.
Correspondent Kim Hyung-yeol.
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Hwang Seon-woo, who was exhausted after running 10 races for 8 days, opened his mouth to say that he regained his energy thanks to home-cooked meals.
[Hwang Seon-woo/Sooyoung National Team: (As soon as I got home) I ate the pork belly and it was really delicious.
As expected , I felt once again that Korean food was really delicious.]
Of course, I am happy to win the silver medal, but the 800m relay that I made with my colleagues is the most memorable
, It was a team event with little hope, but I think it was an opportunity to work harder and more seriously by producing good results.]
He said that he realized a lot by seeing the skills and ambition of 200m winner Popovich, who was one year younger than him.
[Hwang Seon-woo / National Swimming Team: (1 minute and 43 seconds record) It is not impossible, and watching Popovich take 43 seconds, I also looked very cool as an athlete.]
At the World Athletics Championships next month, the first Korean athlete We delivered a message of support and medal spirit to Woo Sang-hyuk, a high jumper who is challenging for the gold medal.
[Hwang Seon-woo / National Swimming Team: I hope that we can train hard and become athletes who can shine in Korean athletics and swimming together.]
And it's just the beginning.
I made a promise to follow in the footsteps of my senior Park Tae-hwan, who won gold medals at the Olympic and World Championships.
[Hwang Seon-woo/Sooyoung National Team: As Park Tae-hwan showed such good results in major competitions, I also want to show a lot of good records by step by step.]
(Video coverage: Lee Byung-joo, video editing: So Ji-hye, CG : Sohee Ban)