Table tennis player, rower to carry nat'l flag at opening ceremony
Table tennis star Shin Yu-bin and rower Kim Dong-yong will serve as the flag bearers for Korea at the opening ceremony of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, the national Olympic committee announced Thursday. The Korean Sport & Olympic Committee (KSOC) said Shin and Kim will do the honors at the ceremony scheduled for Saturday at Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium in Nagoya, central Japan. Shin,…
Table tennis athlete Shin Yu-bin and rower Kim Dong-yong have been chosen to carry the Korean flag during the opening ceremony of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Japan, according to the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee. The flag-bearer ceremony is scheduled for Saturday at Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium.
Shin, who is 22 years old, is a versatile player, participating in women's singles, doubles, mixed doubles and the women's team event. She is currently ranked as the world's top-ranked mixed doubles player alongside her partner, Lim Jong-hoon. Together, they won bronze at the 2024 Paris Olympics and claimed four medals, with gold in women's doubles, at the 2023 Asian Games.
Kim, a 35-year-old rower, has been representing Korea for 17 years. In the Nagoya Games, he will compete in the men's double sculls and quadruple sculls events, aiming to medal in the latter.
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