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The Korean roller skating speed men's national team suffered a last-minute comeback in the 3000m relay at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games and missed out on the gold medal. Jeong Cheol-won repeatedly bowed his head in the unfortunate situation that arose due to his failure to maintain humility and tension until the end.


The Korean roller skating speed men's national team suffered a last-minute comeback in the 3000m relay at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games and missed out on the gold medal. Jeong Cheol-won repeatedly bowed his head in the unfortunate situation that arose due to his failure to maintain humility and tension until the end.


Korean athletes are embarrassed after checking their records during a ceremony in the men's 3,000m roller skating relay at the Hangzhou Asian Games held at the Qiantang Roller Sports Center in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on the 2nd. From left, Gwang-ho Choi and In-ho Choi. [Union]


The national team, consisting of Choi In-ho (Nonsan City Hall), Choi Kwang-ho (Daegu City Hall), and Jeong Cheol-won (Andong City Hall), came in second place in the finals of the competition held at the Qiantang Roller Sports Center in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on the 2nd.

Korea, which was leading until the last lap, allowed Taiwan to take the lead just before the finish line.

Korea's record was 4 minutes 5.702 seconds, just 0.01 seconds behind first place Taiwan (4 minutes 5.692 seconds).

Just before crossing the finish line, Jeong Cheol-won straightened his back and raised his arms in an early ceremony. At that time, the Taiwanese athlete behind him did not give up until the end and stuck out his left foot, narrowly crossing the finish line before Jeong Cheol-won.

The Korean players, who mistakenly thought they had won and went to the Taegeukgi ceremony, were unable to hide their embarrassment after belatedly checking the official records. Afterwards, even in the joint reporting area (mixed zone), he left the stadium in tears without responding to reporters' requests for coverage.

After the awards ceremony, Jeong Cheol-won met with reporters and repeatedly lowered his head with a sad expression. Jeong Cheol-won apologized in a calm voice, saying, "My mistake was too big. I'm sorry to my (fellow) players and I'm sorry to the many people who supported me." He said, "I made a mistake by letting my guard down and not riding until the end. After the game, I said to my teammates, 'We worked hard together, but I'm so sorry.'"

When asked by reporters whether he had misjudged the situation and what lessons he had learned, he replied, "It was a big mistake on my part," and "I feel nothing but sorry."

Due to this painful mistake, Jeong Cheol-won and his colleague Choi In-ho (22, Nonsan City Hall) also missed out on special military service benefits. Another teammate, Kwang-ho Choi, was originally exempted from military service due to ulcerative colitis and won the gold medal in the men's 1,000m sprint the day before.

After completing the short interview, Jeong Cheol-won left the joint reporting area (mixed zone) while receiving comfort from Choi Kwang-ho in a heavy atmosphere.

After this news was delivered, there was a continued reaction of disappointment among domestic sports fans. Netizens expressed their disappointment, saying, “It was an amateurish mistake and lack of humility,” “I lost my military exemption, which is worth crying about,” and “The process is more important than the result, but the process was wrong.”

Korean roller skating seemed to have continued its golden run for three consecutive days since the 30th of last month when the schedule for this competition began, but unfortunately had to be satisfied with a silver medal on this day. Byeong-hee Jeong (Chungbuk Sports Council) won the gold medal in the 10,000 m (excluding points (EP)) on the first day of the event, and the next day, Kwang-ho Choi won the gold medal in the 1,000 m sprint.


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