Rowing's Jeong Hye-jeong Makes Olympic Debut, Aims for Comeback in Repechage

Korean rowing Olympic representative Jeong Hye-jeong is competing in the women's single sculls preliminary race at the Uminomori Water Sports Center in Tokyo, Japan, on the morning of the 23rd.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Donghyun Choi] Jung Hye-jeong (24, Gunsan City Hall), a member of the Korean women's national rowing team, performed well in her first Olympic appearance but failed to secure a spot in the quarterfinals.

On the 23rd, at the Uminomori Water Sports Center in Tokyo, Japan, Jung recorded a time of 8 minutes 12.15 seconds in the women's single sculls preliminary race at the Tokyo Olympics, finishing last among five competitors in heat 6.

Failing to secure an automatic quarterfinal spot awarded to the top three in each heat, Jung is scheduled to compete in the repechage heat 2 at the same venue on the 24th. The top two in this heat will advance to the quarterfinals.

Jung Hye-jeong, the only Korean rower participating in this Olympics, started in lane 2. She passed the 500m mark with a time of 1 minute 55.89 seconds, placing last. She was unable to improve her position up to the 2000m finish line.

She was 36.93 seconds behind Emma Twigg of New Zealand, who finished first in the heat with a time of 7 minutes 35.22 seconds.

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