President Moon's Congratulatory Message to Paralympic Table Tennis and Shooting Athletes: "You Showed the Strength of the Republic of Korea"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] President Moon Jae-in sent congratulatory messages via social network services (SNS) on the 31st to medalists including table tennis men's singles player Joo Young-dae, who won the first gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.

On that day, President Moon sent a congratulatory message to player Joo, saying, "You showed the strength of Korean table tennis with the performance of the world No. 1 ranking."

President Moon said, "Thank you for bringing great joy and pride to the people," and added, "We will cheer together with the people for the team event challenge as well."

He also encouraged table tennis men's singles silver medalist Kim Hyun-wook, saying, "I applaud your world-class performance," and "Kim's fighting spirit, showing his best skills while shouting 'Joha' (meaning 'Good'), was impressive. I hope you continue to elevate the pride of Korean table tennis."

To shooting men's 10m air rifle bronze medalist Park Jin-ho, he sent praise, saying, "This is Korea's first medal in shooting at this competition," and congratulated him, saying, "The sweat and effort Park put into training must have hit the target shot by shot."

To table tennis men's singles silver medalist Kim Young-geon, he congratulated him, saying, "You once again raised the status of Korean table tennis with world-class performance," and stated, "I give great applause to Kim, a 20-year veteran national team member and pillar of the team, for his passion."

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