[Golf Topic] Im Sung-jae and Kim Si-woo "Qualified for Tokyo Olympics Participation"

[Asia Economy Reporter Noo Rae] ○…Im Sung-jae (23, left) and Kim Si-woo (26, both CJ Logistics) have qualified for the Tokyo Olympics in July.

In the men's golf world rankings announced on the 21st (Korean time), Im Sung-jae ranked 26th and Kim Si-woo ranked 49th, taking first and second place among Korean players. In men's golf, the top 60 players based on the world rankings participate. A maximum of two players per country can compete. However, if there are multiple players ranked within the top 15 worldwide, up to four players from that country can participate. At the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, An Byeong-hun (30, CJ Logistics) and Wang Jeong-hoon (26) represented Korea.

At that time, An Byeong-hun and Kim Kyung-tae (35, Shinhan Financial Group) had secured qualification based on world rankings, but due to concerns over Zika virus infection raised before the Rio Olympics, they withdrew, and the next in line, Wang Jeong-hoon, wore the Taegeuk mark. Similarly, if Im Sung-jae or Kim Si-woo decline their Olympic participation, the ticket will go to Lee Kyung-hoon (30, CJ Logistics), ranked 66th in the world. Choi Kyung-ju (51, SK Telecom) has been appointed as the men's golf coach again since 2016.