Source:REUTERS/Ann Wang
[Saba Sports News] In the mixed doubles final of the Paris Olympics, the Chinese pair Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong faced the Korean pair Kim Won-ho and Jeong Na-eun. The Chinese pair won 2-0, and Kim Won-ho could not match his mother’s achievement. Kim Won-ho’s mother, Young Ah Gil, reached the Olympic finals and won a gold medal. She participated in two Olympics, winning a bronze medal in women’s doubles at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics with Shim Eun-jung. At the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, she won gold in mixed doubles with Kim Dong-moon, defeating her compatriots Park Joo Bong and Ra Kyung-min, and a silver in women’s doubles with Jang Hye Ock after losing to China’s Ge Fei and Gu Jun in the final. Young Ah Gil is one of the few badminton players to have won Olympic gold, silver, and bronze medals. She was inducted into the Badminton World Federation Hall of Fame in 2009. Kim Won-ho expressed his desire not just to be known as the son of an Olympic champion but to make his mother proud of his own achievements. Despite losing the championship this time, he will continue to strive for success.