Sun Yang, who has been accused of a doping violation

Sun Yang, who has been accused of a doping violation, has stated that he will not retire and will continue to compete in the Paris Olympics.

“Swimming star” Sun Yang, 31, of China, who will not be able to compete in official events until June 2024 due to a doping violation, has expressed her desire to extend her career.

“Sun Yang has expressed her desire to return to the international stage in an interview with Chinese media,” AFP reported on Sunday.

“I never said I would quit swimming,” Sun Yang told the video outlet run by China’s Weibo, adding, “I have faced countless difficulties in the past, and I have come back. Setbacks make me stronger.”

The AFP news agency interpreted Sun Yang’s interview as a bid to compete in the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Sun Yang is a global swimming star with three Olympic gold medals and 11 world championship gold medals.

However, she has not competed since the 2019 World Championships in Gwangju.

In September 2018, Sun Yang was handed an eight-year ban for interfering with testers who visited his home in China to collect a doping control sample. The suspension began on February 28, 2020.

In a subsequent Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) review, Sun Yang’s suspension was reduced to four years and three months.

In June, Sun Yang said, “I am still training steadily. In 2024, I will be only 32 years old,” he said in June.

Despite not being able to compete at the Asian Games, 먹튀검증 which kick off in her hometown of Hangzhou on Nov. 23, Sun Yang hasn’t lost hope of making it to Paris.

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U-23 ASIAN CUP QUALIFIERS CONFIRMED, INCLUDING JUNG SANG-BIN AND KWON HYUK-KYU

Twenty-three players have been confirmed for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-23 Asian Cup Qualifiers, the first qualifying round for men’s football at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.The Korea Football Association (KFA) announced on Friday that it has finalised its 23-man squad from the 26 players who took part in the call-up training for the U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers starting on 6 June.The squad, comprised of players under the age of 22, has been training in Changwon since the 28th of last month, with the final 23 players selected today.Of the 26, Kim Joo-chan (Suwon) and Park Chang-hwan (Eland) were selected. Hwang Jae-hwan (Ulsan) were left out.Overseas players Kwon Hyuk-kyu (Celtic), Lee Hyun-joo (Wien Wiesbaden) and Jung Sang-bin (Minnesota United) made the final list.Kim Jung-hoon and Park Chang-woo (Jeonbuk), Lee Tae-seok and Kim Shin-jin (Seoul), Uhm Ji-sung and Heo Yul (Gwangju), Cho Hyun-taek (Ulsan) and Hong Yun-sang (Pohang) are among the players who are active in the K League.The AFC U-23 Asian Cup Qualifier from 6-12 June is the first gateway to next year’s Paris Olympics.Players must qualify for the U-23 Asian Cup in April next year in Qatar, which is the final Asian qualifier for the Paris Olympics.A total of 16 teams will qualify for the U-23 Asian Cup, including the top four teams from each of the 11 qualifying groups and the top two teams from Group 2, plus hosts Qatar.Korea will compete in Group B against Qatar, Kyrgyzstan and Myanmar. They will face Qatar on the 6th, Kyrgyzstan on the 9th and Myanmar on the 12th at the Changwon Football Centre.In the U-23 Asian Cup, the first to third-placed teams will book a direct ticket to the Olympic Games, while the fourth-placed team will play a play-off against the fourth-placed team from the final African qualifiers for a place 스포츠토토 in Paris.

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KOREA WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL FALLS TO THAILAND IN ASIA CHAMPIONSHIPS QUARTER-FINALS

The South Korean women’s volleyball team’s chances of reaching the quarter-finals of the Asian Volleyball Championship are now very slim after they were swept aside by Thailand.Korea lost to Thailand 0-3 (20-25 22-25 23-25) in straight sets in their Group E match of the quarter-final round of the 2023 Asian Volleyball Championship in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand on 3 March.Korea, who finished second in Pool C (2-1), started the quarter-final round with one loss.In Pool E, Vietnam, who defeated Korea in the preliminary round, and Pool A leader Thailand started the quarter-final round with one win, while Korea and Australia entered the match with one loss.The top two teams in Group E will advance to the quarter-finals.With two losses, South Korea will drop to the fifth to eighth place match if Vietnam wins the Vietnam-Australia match later in the day.Even if the Aussies beat Vietnam, South Korea would have to beat Australia on the fourth day and Thailand, which is virtually assured of a spot in the quarter-finals, would have to beat Vietnam to reach the final four.South Korea, who slipped to 35th in the FIVB rankings, were vastly outclassed by Thailand, who moved up to 15th.After conceding a fast break to Thailand at 16-16 in the first set, Korea was unable to break through Thailand’s tight defence in the ensuing rally. Attack errors by Lee Sun-woo (KGC Ginseng Corporation) and Lee Han-bi (Pepper Savings Bank) led to a 16-20 deficit and Korea lost the first set in vain.In the second set, Korea’s attack errors continued in the middle of the set, widening the gap.The Koreans fought hard to get back into the match, but were unable to get over the hump in the third set.At 21-21, Wipawi Sithong hit an open attack, and in the ensuing rally, Tanata Sooksot hit an unforced error.At 23-22, she conceded an open attack to Wipawi again to face match point.Park Jung-ah (Pepper Savings Bank) saved one point with an open attack, but Thailand ended the match with a diagonal attack from Wipawi at 24-23.Wipawi was named the Asia Quarter by Hyundai E&C of the Korean Professional Volleyball V League.In addition to outside hitter Wipawi, setters Ponpoon Gedpard (IBK) and Apojit Spike 카지노 (Korea Expressway Corporation), who will play in the 2023-2024 V-League, dominated the Korean representatives.

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Woori Bank’s Park Ji-hyun: “I wanted to win but I learnt a lot from the Park Shinjah Cup”

“I learned a lot from the tournament,” said Woori Bank Women’s Basketball’s Park Ji-hyun, who finished second to Japan’s Toyota Antelopes in the final of the Park Shinja Cup International Tournament. I will continue to practice hard,” she said, vowing to put the disappointment of the runner-up finish behind her in the regular season.

“I didn’t expect to make it to the final, I always have the mindset of doing my best in each game, but I think I got lucky,” Park said to reporters after losing the final on the 3rd.

Park Ji-hyun said, “Since I came to the final, I wanted to win, but I think my body was tired,” and vowed to practice hard in the future with the income from the tournament.

Regarding her match-up with Toyota’s Mai Kawai, she said, “I’m just grateful for the opportunity to practice with her,” before adding, “I didn’t play great today, and I think I lost the match-up because my team lost in the end.”

As for the Japanese players she faced in the tournament, she said, “Their fighting spirit and shooting touch are very good. I feel like they are a step up in every aspect,” he said, adding, “Especially Toyota, all the players played their roles well in their respective positions, so it wasn’t one-sided.”

When Woori Bank coach Lee Sat-woo praised Park Ji-hyun, saying, “He has grown so much,” Park was embarrassed to say, “I think it’s the highest praise.”

“The words of the coach are good advice and motivation,” he said, adding, “I want to be a player who reciprocates good words rather than just accepting 카지노 them.”

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“I’m curious to see how far I can go,” says Gwangju’s Lee Jung-hyo, who made it to Ulsan

Gwangju FC head coach Lee Jung-hyo is pleased with his team’s progress, saying, “I’m curious to see how far I can go” after catching Ulsan Hyundai at the top of the K League 1.

Gwangju defeated Ulsan 2-0 on the road in the 29th round of the Hana OneQ K League 1 2023 at Munsu Football Stadium in Ulsan on Wednesday afternoon.

With the win, Gwangju secured its 12th win of the season, surpassing the club’s record of 11 in 2016 and setting a new record for most wins in a single season in the top flight.

It was also their first win over Ulsan in eight years, since July 2015, and they are unbeaten in their last nine matches (W4 D5 L), putting them in a strong position to finish third in the round.

It’s especially encouraging that the team caught the leaders without a number of key players, including Uhm Ji Sung, who was sent to the U-23 national team, and Heo Yul and Asani, who have accumulated cautions.

In his post-match press conference, Lee said: “The football we want to play is always the same. I’m very proud of the players for fighting for the goal, for giving it their all,” said Lee.

“I have to do well for the players. The players are doing a good enough job, I just need to do a good job.” “Our analytical coach Park Won-kyo prepared for this match day in and day out. I want to give the victory to her for her hard work.”

As for foreign player Becca, who scored the ‘wonder goal’ that made it 2-0 in the ninth minute of the second half, Lee called for more effort.

“In the first half, I shouted at her a lot, mixing nutmegs, and I didn’t make her understand (the tactics), so I was the problem,” Lee said, “but I told her that her basic defensive position was not good.”

“I thought she’ll do better, so I’ll yell at her even more, mixing in nutmeg. I think Becca has a Korean style. She’s better at it,” he joked.

Now that Gwangju has set a club record for most wins in the top flight, each win is a new chapter in their history.

“It’s important to write new history, but the players, coaching staff and others have shown the environment of Gwangju FC (with their performances), so I can only hope that the city will give an answer,” Lee said.

“At the home game, I saw a sign asking us to build a sports field (for training), but the people who came before us couldn’t do it, and the new mayor, Kang Ki-jeong, is improving it for the players,” he said.

“The mayor is continuing to try to improve Gwangju, and I hope the people and fans of Gwangju recognise that,” he added.

On the other hand, Ulsan coach Hong Myung-bo, who has only managed one point in his last five matches, said, “The most regrettable thing was the first conceded goal.” He lamented, “I can’t feel the sense of responsibility and cohesion especially nowadays.”

“Of course, when we won the championship last year, we were dedicated to the team and got the result. We don’t see that at all now,” he said, adding, “We need to take a good hard 스포츠토토존 look at where the problem is.”

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