Lim Jong-hoon (Korea Exchange) and Shin Yoo-bin (copyright) of the Korean table tennis mixed doubles expressed their strong ambition after the bronze medal ceremony, saying, "I will play the Korean national anthem next time."
Lim Jong-hoon and Shin Yu-bin duo lost to Wang Chu-chin and Sun Ying-sa (China) in the semifinals of the mixed doubles at the 2025 World Table Tennis Championships held at Lusail Arena in Doha, Qatar, on the 23rd (Korea time). The two accepted the bronze medal at the awards ceremony held shortly after the final match between Wang Chu-chin-Sun Ying-sa and Yoshimura Maharu-Odo Satsuki (Japan) on the 24th.
Lim Jong-hoon and Shin Yoo-bin, who won silver medals in men's and women's doubles with different partners at the 2023 Durban World Championships in South Africa, first teamed up for medals at the World Championships.
In addition to the joy of winning the medal, the two also expressed their determination to reach a higher podium in the future.
Lim Jong-hoon said, "I desperately prepared for this competition because only the World Championships did not have a mixed doubles medal. I only thought about how I could win a mixed doubles medal at the World Championships. The process was not easy, but I feel good that I finally reached the medal."
Shin Yu-bin also said, "It is meaningful that I won a medal in a big competition called the World Championship. It is a more memorable medal because it beat difficult opponents such as Lin Yun-ju and Chen Qing-ching (Taiwan) in the quarterfinals." 바카라사이트
They enjoyed the moment with happy faces on the podium. "There's a big difference between winning the award and not winning the award. I feel so good," Lim said with a smile.
Shin Yoo-bin, who was set to play in the semifinals of the women's doubles event at the ceremony, said, "I didn't enjoy it to my heart's content during the awards ceremony. I warmed up (in preparation for the women's doubles) before taking the podium, and (Im) Jong-hoon made fun of me," smiling and raising the bronze medal high, saying, "Now I can rejoice to my heart's content."
The two had bad news, such as Lim Jong-hoon's absence from the team and Shin Yu-bin's injury to the operating table, but now they have grown into a duo representing Korean table tennis in name and reality.
"Even if the boat turns upside down when I meet the waves, I can sail again if I fix it," Im Jong-hoon said. "It means a lot to me that I can get a medal and have new experiences because I have a good relationship with (Shin)." Shin Yu-bin also said, "There were times when I was sluggish, but I believed in my efforts."
On the other hand, the two also expressed their desire to go higher, not just to enjoy the joy.
The main character of the awards ceremony was Wang Chuchin and Sun Ying-sa. The Five Star Red Flag went up the highest and the Chinese national anthem rang out in the stadium.
Im Jong-hoon said, "There is no better moment than when the national anthem is heard. I will work harder with Yubin to make sure that the national anthem will ring out in the mixed doubles as soon as possible."