Paralympic Boccia Athletes Jeong Ho-won, Kim Han-su, and Choi Ye-jin Advance to Pair Semifinals... Clash with Hong Kong

On the 28th, Jeong Ho-won of the Republic of Korea Boccia team at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics is checking the angle before throwing during the preliminary match against Hong Kong's Che Tak Wa at Ariake Gymnastics Centre in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Yonhap News)

[Asia Economy Reporter Ryu Tae-min] The South Korean Boccia Pair team advanced to the semifinals with a preliminary record of 3 wins and 1 loss. They will face Hong Kong for a spot in the finals.

The Korean team, consisting of Jeong Ho-won (35, Gangwon-do Disabled Sports Association), Kim Han-su (29, Gyeonggi-do), and Choi Ye-jin (30, Chungnam Workplace Sports Club, all classified as Sports Grade B3), defeated Thailand and France 4-1 and 7-1 respectively on the second day of the Boccia Pair (BC3) Group A preliminaries held on the 3rd at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre in Tokyo, Japan. They maintained the momentum from their previous day's overtime 5-2 victory over the United Kingdom in the preliminaries.

Although South Korea lost 2-3 to Greece in the final preliminary match on the afternoon of the 3rd, they advanced to the semifinals as the second place in the group with a 3-1 record. They will compete against Hong Kong, the first place team in Group B, on the morning of the 4th for a place in the finals.