Short track speed track Kim A-rang leaves the athlete's village due to 'knee injury' “Siwonseopseop”

Focus on treatment and rehabilitation “I will come back stronger”

Winter Olympics short track gold medalist Kim A-rang (28, Goyang City Hall) left the national team athlete’s village due to a knee injury.

According to YouTube on the 28th, the 'Arang Kim' channel posted a video titled 'I have to step down from the national team for a while' on the 24th.

In the video, Kim A-rang arrived at his athletes' village and exchanged final greetings with his teammates. When his colleagues asked, ‘Are you in a lot of pain?’, he said, “I went to the hospital, but they asked me why I’m here now. “I told him I came because I couldn’t stand it anymore, and he said it would be dangerous if I exercised more,” he replied.

He then confessed his feelings while packing his bags in the locker room.

He said, “When I came to the rink and packed my bags, my heart was pounding so hard. I feel strange. “I have a strong memory of having a hard time (in the locker room),” he said. “When I sat here and put my skates on, I thought, ‘I hope it hurts less today.’ “I’m so sad,” he said, shedding tears.

He also said, “Wouldn’t any player feel strange? I remember how hard it was for him to sit in this seat. “I remember training without knowing when I would stop getting sick,” he said, promising to return by saying, “I’ll come back when I don’t get sick. I hope the next time I sit here, I’ll only have good thoughts.”

In addition to the fact that he is focusing on treatment and rehabilitation as the persistent knee pain has led to symptoms of tendon rupture, he also conveyed his promise through the description box at the bottom of the video, “I would like to tell those who are worried that I will come back stronger.” .

Netizens who saw the video sent messages of support and encouragement, such as 'Recover quickly and come back', 'I'm glad you went to the hospital before it was too late', and 'I want to see you exercising at the rink again'.

Meanwhile, Kim A-rang won gold medals in the women's short track 3000m relay at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics and the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. 19가이드03