South Korea targets two gold medals at Beijing Games—report
FILE PHOTO: A safety lantern carrying the Olympic flame of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics is displayed near giant Olympic Rings on a display podium inside the Olympic Tower, in Beijing, China December 10, 2021. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
South Korea’s Olympic Committee (KSOC) has set a target of two gold medals and a top-15 finish at next year’s Beijing Winter Games, Yonhap news agency reported.
South Korea won five golds when they hosted the 2018 Games in Pyeongchang and their overall tally of 17 medals, including eight silver and four bronze, was their best at a Winter Olympics.
Article continues after this advertisementThree of their five gold medals at Pyeongchang came in short track speed skating but they may be without double Olympic champion Shim Suk-hee, who has been handed a two-month suspension, in Beijing.
The women’s curling team, silver medallists in 2018, booked their place at the 2022 Games last weekend.
The Beijing Olympics begin on Feb. 4.
