Kim Yeon-kyung is posing at the media day for Kim Yeon-kyung's national team retirement match held at Jamsil Indoor Gymnasium in Songpa-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 7th. Kim Yeon-kyung, who led the team to the semifinals of the 2012 London Olympics and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, will retire from her national team after her retirement match on the 8th and the World Women's Volleyball All-Star Event match on the 9th.
‘Volleyball Empress’ Kim Yeon-kyung said ahead of Kim Yeon-kyung’s retirement game, which she personally promoted and created, “I wanted to spend the last time with my sisters and the players I played with.”
Yeon-Kyung Kim will have her own national team retirement match at the KYK Invitational 2024. Kim Yeon-kyung's retirement match will be held at Jamsil Indoor Gymnasium at 2 p.m. on the 8th with former and current Korean women's volleyball national representatives, and the All-Star Game attended by world stars will be held at the same location at 2:30 p.m. on the 9th.
Kim Yeon-kyung, a participating player and host, said at the media day held at the Jamsil Indoor Gymnasium auxiliary stadium on the 7th, “She had a lot of difficulties while preparing for the event, but she was able to prepare well thanks to the cooperation of the players and the club.” I was able to. “She will enjoy volleyball and show you a fun game,” she said, expressing her determination.
Kim Yeon-kyung, a symbolic figure in Korean women's volleyball, announced her retirement from the national team after the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and will officially end her career with the national team through her retirement match this weekend.
Kim Yeon-kyung said, “I have been busy preparing for the event so far, but with the day before the game, I am a little emotionally shaken.” She said, “I have maintained my position even though the women’s volleyball team has changed three generations,” expressing pride in her time on the national team. revealed.
She continued: “I have heavy emotions. She also showed off her eloquence, saying, “If the mood sets in tomorrow, I might shed tears.” 파워볼사이트
In domestic volleyball, it is rare for a separate national team retirement match to be held.
Kim Yeon-kyung said, “If you look at other sports, there were many event-type games with world-class players, but there were none in volleyball. “That’s why I started preparing,” he said. “At first, I only focused on the World All-Star Game, but I thought it would be a good idea to also include a national team retirement ceremony. “It will be a meaningful moment to share her last moments with her sisters and colleagues,” she said. For this event match, players who led the golden age of women's volleyball along with Kim Yeon-kyung, such as Han Song-i (retired), Kim Su-ji (Heungkuk Life Insurance), and Yang Hyo-jin (Hyundai Engineering & Construction), attended domestically, and overseas Natalia Ferreira (Brazil) and Elin Rousseau (Belgium) , Anna Lazareva (Russia) and other top stars responded to Kim Yeon-kyung's invitation. Kim Yeon-kyung said, “Experienced veteran players definitely stepped forward and contacted us a lot. “It was a nuisance, but thanks to her, it was an opportunity for even younger players to actively participate,” she said, adding, “I thought I didn’t live in vain,” she said with a laugh. Ahead of the game, Yuna Bae said, “Thanks to her older sister (Kim) Yeon-kyung, I was invited to her meaningful event and had the opportunity to perform on a meaningful stage. “It is an honor to be able to join our leader, her older sister Yeon-kyung, in her national team retirement match,” she said. Meanwhile, in this event match, a set ends when one team scores 25 points first, and the team that scores a total of 70 points first through the third set wins. 19가이드03