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,…
The Korean Sport & Olympic Committee (KSOC) has announced that table tennis star Shin Yu-bin and rower Kim Dong-yong will carry the national flag at the opening ceremony of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. The ceremony is scheduled for Saturday at Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium. Shin, 22, is a formidable competitor in various table tennis events and is currently ranked world No. 1 in mixed doubles.
She has previously won a bronze medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics and four medals at the 2023 Asian Games, including gold in women's doubles. Kim, 35, is a veteran rower with 17 years of experience representing Korea. He will compete in the men's double sculls and quadruple sculls events, with the latter being a medal contender. The KSOC also named Kim Woo-jin and Lee Bo-na as co-captains of the entire delegation.
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