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WRESTLER JUNG JUNG JAE HOLDS BACK TEARS AS HIS WIFE LIFTS WEIGHTS WITH HIM

When asked who he was most grateful to after winning a dramatic bronze medal at the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games, national wrestler Jeong Jung-jae (28, Suwon City Hall) choked back tears and said, “My wife.” “My wife came all the way here to support me,” he said after defeating Islam Bakhramov (Uzbekistan) 5-4 in the bronze medal match of the men’s Greco-Roman 60kg wrestling consolation bracket at the Lin’an Sports and Cultural Exhibition Center in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, on Thursday. “Unfortunately, I didn’t win the gold medal, but I’m glad I got a medal,” he said. “My wife helped me a lot in preparing for this tournament,” he said, “especially the way she was careful not to put too much pressure on me. I am very grateful. Jung married high school classmate and former wrestler Oh Hye-min in July last year, and she volunteered to be his personal trainer to help him train. In addition to his workouts, she also played a big role in his weight management. She even visited the Jincheon Athletes’ Village ahead of the Games to do strength training with him and cheer him on. “My parents have sacrificed a lot for me,” he said, “and I feel like I’ve done them a favor by winning a medal. They will be more pleased than anyone .”The match was dramatic. Jeong gave up a four-point takedown with 14 seconds left in the match to tie the score at 4-4.In wrestling, if the match ends in a tie, the wrestler who scores the highest point wins .Jeong was pushed to the brink, but he won in dramatic fashion, scoring a point on an Islomon foul with 10 seconds left in the match. “I tried to attack until the end with the idea that I shouldn’t lose after giving up four points,” said Jeong, “and I think I got lucky.” He also revealed his plans to change weight classes .”Greco-Roman 60 kilograms is a weight class that requires me to lose nearly 10 kilograms from my usual weight,” he said, “I’m thinking about competing in the Greco-Roman 67 kilograms 카지노사이트 for the Paris 2024 Olympics.”

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