Outside heater Jeon Gwang-in (Hyundai Capital) expressed his feelings of disappointment as the men’s volleyball team, which was aiming for its first Asian Games gold medal in 17 years, experienced a shocking elimination in the round of 12.
Korea, led by coach Lim Do-heon, defeated Pakistan with a set score of 0-3 (19-25 22-25 21-25) in the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games men’s volleyball round of 12 match held at the China Textile City Sports Center Gymnasium in Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China on the 22nd. lost.
After suffering a shock 2-3 loss to India in the first game of the group stage, Korea beat Cambodia 3-0 in the second game and barely made it to the round of 12, but was unable to overcome Pakistan and suffered the humiliation of being eliminated.
It has been 61 years since men’s volleyball won no medal at the Asian Games since the 1962 Jakarta Games (5th place).
From the 1966 Bangkok Games to the 2018먹튀검증 Jakarta-Palembang Games, he succeeded in winning the prize 14 times in a row, but this time he did not even make it to the medal match.
Jeon Gwang-in, who met with reporters after the game, could not hide his disappointment.
He bowed his head and said, “I was a little more desperate because I thought it was my last Asian Games, but I felt a clear difference in skill.”
Jeon Kwang-in sighed, saying, “The opponent is much more advanced than before, but we didn’t show that. In fact, I don’t even know what’s wrong anymore,” and added, “The biggest problem is that our (skills) haven’t improved.”
A major factor in the volleyball team’s failure at this tournament was the lack of smooth generational change. Due to the slow growth of young players, they had no choice but to hire veterans such as Han (Korean Air), but this was also not a solution.
Jeon Kwang-in said, “I am grateful that they call me during a competition like this, but I also felt that there were no players yet. It may be difficult to achieve right away, but it will be important to form a national team with young players from the beginning and lead them consistently.”
Korea, which was eliminated in the round of 12, was pushed to the 7th-12th place match before the opening ceremony of the Hangzhou Asian Games.
