[Golf Topic] Park In-bee and Im Sung-jae "Definitely Challenging the Olympics Next Year~"
'Golf Queen' Park In-bee (left) and 'PGA Rookie of the Year' Im Sung-jae expressed their determination to "challenge the Tokyo Olympic stage postponed to next year."
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter Noo Rae] ○…"I definitely have to challenge the Olympics next year."
The determination of 'Golf Queen' Park In-bee (32, KB Financial Group) and 'PGA Rookie of the Year' Im Sung-jae (22, CJ Logistics). This reaction came right after the Tokyo Olympics in Japan, scheduled for July, was postponed by one year due to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19). On the 25th, Park In-bee said, "Given the many global uncertainties caused by COVID-19, postponing the Olympics was a good decision," adding, "Considering the athletes who prepared for the Olympics, it is fortunate that it was postponed rather than canceled."
Park In-bee won the gold medal at the Rio Olympics in Brazil four years ago. She had a decent start to the season, including her 20th career victory at the LPGA Tour ISPS Handa Women's Australian Open in February. However, ranked 11th in the world and fifth among Korean players, she did not meet the Olympic qualification criteria of being within the top 15 globally and top 4 among Korean players. She said, "It is important to prioritize everyone's health and safety to overcome this situation," and added, "I will challenge the Olympics next year."
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Korea's ace Im Sung-jae also shared his honest feelings about the Olympic postponement. "I was looking forward to participating in this year's Olympics," he said, "so the postponement is disappointing." On the 2nd, he won his first career victory at the PGA Tour Honda Classic, ranking first in prize money and the FedEx Cup, and 23rd in the world rankings. "Since I have been given an additional year, I will prepare well during this time," he pledged, "and I will do my best to wear the Taegeuk mark and participate next year."
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