Table Tennis Seo Soo-yeon Also Wins Mixed Doubles... 3rd Place Winner of Asian Para Games

Park Jin-cheol, paired with Seo Soo-yeon, also won two awards

Seo Soo-yeon (37, Gwangju Metropolitan City Hall) won three gold medals on the last day of the 2022 Hangzhou Para Asian Games.

Seo Soo-yeon, who formed the mixed doubles team with Park Jin-cheol (41, Gwangju Metropolitan City Hall), won 3rd place in the final against Thailand's Butwan Sirina Chilchitrajak and Chuewong Thirayu in the XD4 mixed doubles tournament held at the Gungsu Canal Sports Park Gymnasium in Hangzhou, China on the 28th. https://www.casinositeking.com

Won -0 (11-3 11-9 11-7).

Seo Soo-yeon, who took the top spot in Class 1 and 2 women's singles and WD5 women's doubles, also won a gold medal in mixed doubles.

The two Korean athletes who won three gold medals in this competition are Seo Soo-yeon and cyclist Kim Jeong-bin (32, Jeonbuk Disabled Cycling Federation).

Seo Soo-yeon, who won two silver medals at the 2014 Incheon Games and two bronze medals at the 2018 Indonesian Games, struck gold in all three events she competed in at this competition.

Seo Soo-yeon said, "It was the last match for the triple crown, and I was very nervous because I was not in good condition. https://castbox.fm/channel/id5718659

Although I faced a difficult opponent, I told Jin-cheol Park that I would definitely try to win this time.

We worked well together in the actual match."

He took the risk of changing his racket grip method with the goal of winning three gold medals at the Hangzhou Tournament.

I was worried that the adjustment period would take longer than expected, but looking back, it was the right choice.

Seo Soo-yeon said, “I had to change my way of playing (to achieve the triple gold medal).

It took time to find the problems and improve them,” and added, “I was relieved to win the singles.

“Today, in the mixed doubles match, we were able to achieve good results thanks to the role of ace Park Jin-cheol,” he said.

Seo Soo-yeon, who dreamed of becoming a model, ended up in a wheelchair due to a medical accident in 2004.

Although she could not achieve her dream of becoming a model, she became the Korean disabled table tennis ace and won the Hangzhou Para Asians.

He climbed to the highest point of the game podium three times.

Park Jin-cheol, who won two gold medals at the 2018 Indonesian Games, also won his second gold medal at the Hangzhou Games following the men's singles. https://www.pinterest.co.kr/pin/872009546585834119

Park Jin-cheol said, "In mixed doubles, the ball is focused on female players.

“I was able to win because Seo Soo-yeon persevered,” he said, adding, “We were able to create synergy by accepting each other’s opinions and encouraging each other to make mistakes.”