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Korea defeated Denmark to win the women's handball under-18 world championship for the first time in history.

Laughing at the evaluation of being weak, he broke European powers and wrote a new history.



By Kim Hyung-yeol, staff reporter.



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There was no tension in the faces of our players ahead of the decisive battle.



Appearing with a bright smile, he stood up against the strength and height of Denmark, a strong powerhouse with an average height of 6 cm.



He shook the net coolly with his teamwork and speed, and goalkeeper Kim Ga-young kept the goal while hitting the ball in his face.



Local spectators and other team players were enthusiastic with the Taegeukgi at the fighting spirit of our players who fought without hesitation.



In the 13th minute of the second half, the 16-year-old youngest, Kim Seo-jin, made a comeback, and Korea did not give up the lead until the end.



40 seconds before the end, even when one person was sent off, he even scored a key goal to achieve a 31-28 victory.



When the first ever championship was confirmed, all players hugged each other on the court and rejoiced.



The young girls who conquered the world continued a delightful ceremony at the awards ceremony.



After entering as if playing a train, they cheered by lifting the championship trophy, and sang the national anthem, raising their voices in line with Director Kim Jin-soon's command while watching the Taegeukgi being hoisted at the highest point.



[Preserve the road with Daehan people~]



[Kim Jin-soon / U18 handball national team coach: I can't sleep because I'm so happy, and it seems that (Korean fans) and the locals here all cheered for this good result.]



Even with the shortest height of 160cm, 2nd in scoring and 2nd in assists Right Min-seo Kim was selected as the MVP of the tournament.



[Kim Min-seo / Tournament MVP: I think we were able to achieve even the championship because the team members had a strong desire to play (together).] Although



initially classified as underdogs, Korea, having won eight matches against European powers, surprised the world and the future of Korean handball. said.



(Video editing: Oh Young-taek, CG: Uhm So-min)