Asian Games, Kim Dan-bi The Last Flame

[Asian Games] Kim Dan-bi, The ‘Last Flame’, “I Hope My Juniors Win Gold Medals, Not Bronze Medals”

‘Retiring with the national team’ Lee Kyung-eun, “It’s a happy time to reap the benefits of Yujong”

Kim Dan-bi (33, Woori Bank), who has been playing as the 'ace' of Korean women's basketball, led the team to victory in the final game of the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games, which was her retirement game for the national team, and decorated the finale brilliantly.

Kim Dan-bi scored 21 points and 6 rebounds in the bronze medal match against North Korea at the Hangzhou Asian Games held at the Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium in Hangzhou, China on the 5th, and played well together with Park Ji-soo (KB, 25 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists), leading Korea to a 93-63 victory.  먹튀검증

Kim Dan-bi, who announced his intention to retire from the national team after this tournament, played his role as a leading player until the last game.

Danbi Kim, who scored only 2 points in the first half of the day, scored 13 points, including 3 3-point shots, in the third quarter alone.

Thanks to this, Korea was able to secure victory by scoring a whopping 19 points in a row after the score was 42-42 at the beginning of the third quarter, and was able to take pride in winning the bronze medal.

Kim Dan-bi, who I met after burning the ‘last flame,’ had moist eyes.

At first, he denied it by saying, "I didn't cry," but then jokingly said, "I didn't cry, but it was because the kids next to me kept saying, 'You're crying,'" and "I don't know why kids cry like this."

However, she smiled sheepishly, saying, “At the end, (Lee) Kyung said that my sister and I were the last ones, and my colleagues left pictures for me, so I was moved and shed a few tears.”

Kim Dan-bi said, "The offense was very sluggish in the first half, and when I shot, I didn't feel like it went in.

All the players were like that in general," and "I told the players, 'It didn't go in the first half, so it will go in the second half.

Let's shoot again.' “I did it, but once I started getting in, my confidence increased and I got into it like a water fountain bursting,” he said.

He added, "I think today's game will be in the 'top 3' of my national team games," adding, "I think it's a more special game for our country because the last game was against North Korea."

Kim Dan-bi also created a hot topic with an interview in which she urged Korean women's basketball, which had stagnated after losing in the semifinals against Japan on the 3rd, to make a comeback, saying that it had been overtaken by Japan.

He said, "After that interview, I thought, 'Maybe I was being too rude,' but people around me said I did a good job.

I felt like someone had to say that, so I raised my guns.

I left a legacy not just for the current players, but for women's basketball as a whole."

“I hope my juniors work harder and win a gold medal instead of a bronze medal next time,” he encouraged.

When asked, ‘Are you really going now?’ Kim Dan-bi said, “I can’t run anymore.

It’s so hard~” and left with a smile.

Another veteran of the national team, Lee Gyeong-eun (36, Shinhan Bank) also bid farewell to the Taegeuk mark after this game.

Kyeong-eun Lee, who attended the official press conference after the game, said, "I returned after about 8 years, and I am grateful to the coach who allowed me to be here with him.

Although I felt disappointed every time the game ended, it was a happy time because I got the finale." He cried.

When Lee Kyung-eun said this, national team coach Jeong Seon-min, who was sitting next to her, also wiped away tears.

Coach Jeong, whose contract ended after the Asian Games, said, "I am grateful to the players for having achieved such a great success.

I think what happens after veterans retire is something that the new coach will have to worry about."

Park Ji-su (KB), the 'pillar' of the national team, said, "It's so sad that my sisters are retiring.

We told each other not to cry and we cried together.

I want to tell them that they did a good job.

Now I have to work mainly with the younger players, but the future seems to be the problem. “He said.