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The Paris Olympics, which exceeded expectations with 13 gold medals, closed on the 12th after 17 days of intense competition. Korea won 13 gold medals in this competition, tying the record for the most in the history of the Summer Olympics.

Even with the minimum number of participants, 13 gold medals and a maximum tie, “I wasn’t confident”, “It’ll work out somehow”, young athletes’ spirit and confidence stand out, Paris Olympics closes with ‘new hope’

The 17-day Paris Olympics, a fierce drama that kept the nation awake at dawn with the title of “a challenge as valuable as a medal,” came to a close on the 12th. With 144 athletes, the lowest number since the 1978 Montreal Games (50 athletes), Korea’s prospects for medals were not bright. However, the Taegeuk warriors presented the nation with a “happiness drama” every day with performances that exceeded expectations.

Korea won 13 gold medals, tying the record for the most gold medals won in the 2008 Beijing Games and the 2012 London Games. Korea more than doubled its pre-Olympic goal of 5 gold medals. It recorded 32 medals in total, including 9 silver and 10 bronze medals.

Korea, which began its gold medal race on the 28th of last month, the day after the opening of the Games, won 5 gold medals in three days. From the first day of August, news of gold medals for five consecutive days was delivered, making the nation happy by staying up all night in front of the TV.

The 'Young Power' shown by teenage athletes at this Paris Olympics not only gave them gold medals but also a glimpse of hope for Korean sports. The 'youngest' Korean athlete, Ban Hyo-jin (17), won the women's 10m air rifle event on the 29th of last month, earning the 100th gold medal in the history of the Summer Olympics. On the same day, 'teenage archer' Nam Su-hyun (19) joined forces with Im Si-hyeon (21) and Jeon Hoon-young (30) to help the Korean women's archery team achieve its 10th consecutive Olympic team victory. Earlier, Oh Ye-jin (19) also emerged as a hope for Korean shooting along with Ban Hyo-jin by winning a gold medal in the women's 10m air pistol event on the second day of the opening ceremony, the 28th of last month. Lim Ae

-ji (25), the first Korean female boxer to win an Olympic medal (bronze), let fans know that Korean boxing is alive. Badminton player An Se-young (22) showed her fighting spirit despite her knee injury and won the women's singles, giving Korea its second ever Olympic singles gold medal in 28 years. The

spirit, confidence, and positive thinking of young players who are not discouraged even on the world's highest level of competition also shined. Do Kyung-dong (25), who emerged as a secret weapon and a 'scene stealer' in the final of the men's team sabre fencing event, surprised the national team coach and seniors by saying after the game, "I wasn't confident I would lose." Yang Ji-in (21), the gold medalist in the women's 25m pistol shooting event, showed a 'super positive' mindset by aiming at the target even in a close match where the match could have been decided by a difference of 0.1 points, saying, "Somehow it will work out. My future self will take care of it."

B-boy 'Hong-ten' Kim Hong-yeol (40), who is in his 40s, failed to become the first Olympic breaking champion, but his passion was not lacking in competition with the world's top 20-something b-boys.



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