It's heating up
According to the Korea Sports Council, the main team will leave Incheon International Airport in the afternoon of the 20th and arrive at Hangzhou Sports Village in China after a flight of about 2 hours and 20 minutes.
A total of 100 people will depart Korea, including Choi Yoon, the head of the Korea Rugby Association, Jang Jae-geun, general manager of the Korea Sports Association, and athletes in tennis, shooting, roller (skateboard), e-sports (FC Online), and men's hockey events. Following the departure of the main team, athletes from handball, boxing, rugby, fencing and swimming will head to Hangzhou on the 21st.
South Korea set its goal of winning more than 45 to 50 gold medals in this tournament to rank third in the overall rankings.
It is a reality goal that recognizes the gap between China, the host country, and Japan, which has rapidly emerged at recent international competitions. However, he is determined to bring better results than the Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games (49 gold medals, 58 silver medals, and 70 bronze medals) five years ago.
There are still three days left until the official opening, but some events have already entered the game schedule.
The men's national soccer team, led by head coach Hwang Sun-hong, reported its first win with a 9-0 victory against Kuwait in the first group match on the 19th, and men's volleyball will begin its group stage schedule against India on the 20th.
In addition, Korean players will begin to play in modern pentathlon and beach volleyball.
Meanwhile, the Hangzhou Asian Games will begin its opening ceremony at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Stadium on the 23rd and begin its tournament schedule for about 15 days.
The South Korean team will attend the entrance ceremony at Hangzhou Athletes' Village at 10:25 a.m. on the 21st to strengthen their commitment to do well in the tournament.