S. Korea adds more medals at Paris Olympics

By Im Yoon-seo Posted : July 31, 2024, 16:14 Updated : July 31, 2024, 16:17
 
Table tennis duo Lim Jong-hoon (left) and Shin Yu-bin react after winning bronze in the mixed doubles at the Paris Olympics in France on July 30, 2024. Yonhap
SEOUL, July 31 (AJU PRESS) - With four days into the Summer Olympics in Paris, South Korea added more medals in its tally on Tuesday.

Table tennis duo Lim Jong-hoon and Shin Yu-bin won bronze in the mixed doubles, defeating their opponents from Hong Kong in the third-place match. Their bronze medal ended a 12-year drought since the country won silver in the men's team event in 2012.

Tuesday's victory is even more special for Lim, who was due to begin his mandatory military service next month, but is now exempt thanks to his medal.
 
North Korean table tennis players react after winning silver in the mixed doubles at the Paris Olympics in France on July 30, 2024. Yonhap

The event's silver medal went to North Korea after it lost to China in the final.

It was the first medal for the isolated country, which made its return to the Olympics after an eight-year absence, having skipped the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

 
Judoka Lee Joon-hwan poses with his bronze medal at the Paris Olympics in France on July 30, 2024. Yonhap

Later in the day, jodoka Lee Joon-hwan won bronze after defeating Belgium's Matthias Casse in the men's -81-kg category.

His victory added another medal in judo for South Korea, following Japanese-born Huh Mi-mi's silver-medal finish the previous day.

 
South Korean swimmers reacts after wrapping up the men's 4x200-meter freestyle relay at the Paris Olympics in France on July 30, 2024. Yonhap
South Korea finished sixth in its first-ever swimming final of the men's 4x200-meter freestyle relay after the team of Hwang Sun-woo, Kim Woo-min, Lee Ho-joon and Yang Jae-hoon clocked a time of 7:07.26. Although they missed out on a podium finish, it was the first time for the country to advance to the final of any Olympic swimming relay.

Despite missing out on a podium finish, South Korea made history by advancing to the final of an Olympic swimming relay for the first time.

Meanwhile, Korea ranked fifth in the overall gold-medal count at the Olympics as of Wednesday, trailing Japan, China, Australia, and France.

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