The Paris Olympics is a symbol of calm

"The Paris Olympics will be a symbol of sinking South Korea."

The 2024 Paris Olympics seemed to be the biggest crisis in the history of Korean sports. But the crisis was soon an opportunity, and the 144 proud Taeguk Warriors are eyeing the best record ever.

South Korea won its 13th gold medal on Sunday, with Kim Yu-jin ranking atop in the women's 57 kg taekwondo competition. She has again set a new record after the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2012 London Olympics.

Currently, Korea is poised to set a new record of 33 medals in the 1988 Seoul Olympics. She swept medals in the filial piety event and is performing surprisingly well in shooting, which had low expectations.
Of course, it is hard to deny that the result was unexpected. South Korea sent a total of 144 athletes to the Paris Olympics. It was the smallest team in 48 years since the 1976 Montreal Olympics.

The main reason for the reduction of the team was the sluggish ball game. Baseball was excluded from the Paris Olympics, and soccer failed to advance to the finals for the first time in 40 years since the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. Men's and women's basketball teams and volleyball teams also failed to get tickets to Paris. After all, women's handball was the only event that participated in the Paris Olympics as a ball game.

The Korean Olympic Committee has set its sights on five gold medals. As such, expectations for the Paris Olympics have declined both externally and internally.

Even in the Japanese media "Yukanfuji," Katsumi Murotani, a representative far-right figure, strongly criticized the Paris Olympics, saying, "The Korean media, which is proud to be a sports powerhouse, is conveying the trend of the Paris Olympics small. For the Republic of Korea, the Paris Olympics is a symbol of invasion."

Japan sent a record 409 people to the Paris Olympics, aiming for 20 gold medals. Japan expressed confidence, saying it would bring a total of 55 medals.
However, the fate of Korea and Japan changed significantly after the Paris Olympics. South Korea swept gold medals in fencing, shooting, and archery. On top of that, Ahn Se-young won a gold medal in badminton and two gold medals in taekwondo.

With this, South Korea has 13 gold medals, which is the highest tie record along with Beijing and London. There is still a schedule for events where you can expect a gold medal, such as taekwondo and modern pentathlon, and you can also expect the highest record ever.

In addition, there are Woo Sang-hyuk of the high jump, Seo Chae-hyun of the climbing, and Park Hye-jeong of the weightlifting team, so it can be seen that Korea's gold medal hunt is currently underway.

On the other hand, Japan stopped at 13 gold medals, let alone 20 that it targeted. The team dispatched three times closer to Korea, but has not made much difference. Though Japan called it a symbol of calm, it is rather sinking by itself.

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