Table Tennis Park Jin-cheol and Cha Soo-yong, Disabled AG Men's Singles Gold and Silver... Doubles Together
Park Jin-cheol (Sports Class Class 2, Gwangju Metropolitan City Hall) and Cha Soo-yong (Sports Class Class 2, Daegu Metropolitan City Hall) shared gold and silver medals in table tennis men's singles Class 2 at the Hangzhou Para Asian Games.
The two, who competed in friendly competition in singles, work together in doubles.
Park Jin-cheol defeated Cha Soo-yong 3-0 (11-6 12-10 11-3) in the men's singles Class 2 final at the 2022 Hangzhou Para Asian Games held at the Archer Canal Sports Center in Hangzhou, China on the 25th.
After the game, Park Jin-cheol said, "I said to Cha Soo-yong before coming to Hangzhou, 'Let's meet in the finals,' and it turned out as expected." 카지노사이트
Cha Soo-yong also added, “It was an easy match because the finals were held between Korean players, so no matter who won, they would get gold and silver medals.”
However, Cha Soo-yong also expressed a bit of regret, saying, "I did my best, but I think there's still a lot of room for improvement."
Park Jin-cheol achieved his second consecutive singles title at the Asian Para Games following the 2018 Indonesian Games.
He said, “It’s good to have won two games in a row.
We must do well at the Paris Paralympic Games next year.
“I will use this performance as a stepping stone and try to do better,” he said, adding, “I won a bronze medal in the individual event at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games, and I want to reach the highest level in Paris.”
Cha Soo-yong said, “I only won silver and bronze medals at the Paralympic Games.
“My dream is to raise the Taegeukgi to the highest place, and I will do my best in Paris to make that dream come true,” he said, predicting friendly competition at the Paris Olympics as well.
Park Jin-cheol and Cha Su-yong, who competed across the net in the singles, will begin their match on the 26th.
They will pair up to participate in the men's doubles class MD4.
The two have experience working together to win a gold medal in the team event at the Indonesia Para-Asian Games and a silver medal in the team event at the Tokyo Paralympic Games.
Park Jin-cheol said, "I expect that the Korean teams will also compete in the doubles finals."
Joo Young-dae (Sports Class 1, Gyeongnam Sports Association for the Disabled) and Jang Young-jin (Sports Class 3, Seoul City Hall) will also participate in the event as a pair. The
Korean disabled table tennis team won 17 medals (4 gold, 5 silver, and bronze) on the last day of singles.
China won 27 medals (10 gold, 8 silver, and 9 bronze).