Jeon Woong-tae (29, Gwangju Metropolitan City Hall), who was trying to win the gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics, ended in tears. 안전놀이터 The result of the bitter reversal at the end of the game was even more regrettable because he had a great affection for the event, saying that he would make the modern pentathlon a “good son” through medals for two consecutive times following the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Jeon Woong-tae ranked sixth with a total score of 1,526 points in fencing, horseback riding, swimming, and rayezer (land and shooting) in the men’s final of the modern pentathlon at the 2024 Paris Olympics held at the Modern pentathlon Stadium in the Palace of Versailles, France on the 11th (Korea time). Jeon Woong-tae, who won the first bronze medal in the history of Korean modern pentathlon through the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, tried to win the first gold medal in history by crossing the medal for two consecutive times, but he finally swallowed the disappointment.
She had a regretful start from the start. She accumulated 235 points first in the fencing round, but lost 13 points in horseback riding, to stay at 287 points. Fortunately, she accumulated six points in the fencing bonus round and recorded 312 points in swimming. She joined the race as a runner-up. Although it is not easy to narrow the gap with Ahmed Elgendi of Egypt, if she maintains the ranking, she will be able to win a medal for two consecutive Olympics.
However, he left regret in the race. As he tried to narrow the gap with the first-runner Elgendi, he began to falter significantly in shooting. It was not easy to recover the flow that had been curbed once. It took him more than 25 seconds to get the five shots right, and in the meantime, he allowed Daishu Sato to come from behind. He seemed to maintain his third place afterwards, but his shooting accuracy continued to decline. The broken flow from the beginning adversely affected his running. In the end, he allowed other players to come from behind in the final race. Jeon was in the sixth order to cross the finish line as he had high expectations and was full of confidence, which left him regretful.
After the game, he couldn’t stop crying. Jeon Woong-tae said, “I heard Korean fans cheering me on. I tried to live up to that expectation, but I think I was greedy in a way. There are days when things go well and days when things don’t go well, and I think it was one of the days when it didn’t go well, so it’s a pity that it was one of the days when it didn’t go well. I also have to endure it and overcome it, but I’m very sorry for my mistakes caused by a series of disappointing parts.”
Jeon Woong-tae said, “After the first shot, I thought I should continue the next series by sticking to Sato. At that time, I thought there would be no mistake, but I think I was in a hurry because another mistake came out next time.” “Even though there was a mistake from the horse riding, I caught it well in the next event, but it was my mistake that I didn’t finish it properly on the laser run. I will try to become a better player.”
Throughout the interview, Jeon tried to calm down while keeping his head down, but could not stop crying. “The time with Seo Chang-wan passed by like a beacon light. Everyone worked hard. It’s over now,” he said. “I feel a bit embarrassed because I feel like I became a big brother who cries in front of my younger brother.” When asked by reporters that he sweated more than anyone else, he bowed his head, saying, “That’s why it’s even more regrettable.”
