Korean wheelchair table tennis ace Seo Su-yeon (38, Gwangju Metropolitan City Hall), who failed to climb over the Great Wall of China for the third consecutive time in the Paralympics, swallowed her disappointment.
Seo Su-yeon said, "It's very disappointing that I had to end it in the last set," after losing 2-3 (11-5 8-11 7-11 12-10 11-13) to Liu Jing in the semifinals of the women's singles table tennis sport class WS1-2 event at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games held at South Paris Arena 4 in Paris, France on the 5th (Korean time). "I wanted to cry after winning, but this is what happened."
"It doesn't feel like the Paralympics are over," he said, adding, "I'm sorry to those who supported me."
Seo Su-yeon lost to Liu Jing in the singles final at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympic Games and the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games, and also lost to the Liu Jing-Xuejuan pair in the women's doubles final at the Paris Paralympic Games, taking home the silver medal And unfortunately, he lost to Liu Jing in the semifinals of this tournament.
I feel very sorry because I missed the game that I had been hoping to win.
However, Seo Su-yeon continued the interview with a bright expression without shedding tears.
He said, "In the past, Liu Jing's skills were unrivaled, but now many players' skills are similar," and "Once I return to Korea, I plan to focus on taking care of my body."
"I was actually expecting it to go to deuce in the fifth set," he said, adding, "This time, it seems like God is not on my side."
Seo Su-yeon, who dreamed of being a model, became physically disabled in 2004 when she entered college and received injection treatment at a hospital to correct her posture, which caused problems with her nerves and spinal cord.
After being introduced to table tennis during rehabilitation training, he began to dream a new dream and grew into the poster boy of Korean women's wheelchair table tennis.
In this competition, he won a bronze medal in singles and a silver medal in doubles.
Paralympic table tennis awards bronze medals to athletes who advance to the semifinals without having to play a bronze medal match.
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