Korea’s main delegation for the Paris Olympics has landed in the French capital for the upcoming competition, with sights set on exceeding its modest medal projection
A team of 30 athletes and 18 officials from the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee (KSOC) arrived at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport on Saturday night after more than 14 hours of travel from Korea. Gu Bon-gil, two-time Olympic champion in the men’s sabre fencing, carried the national flag, Taegeukgi, to lead the delegation.
The opening ceremony is scheduled for Friday, though there will be preliminary action in a few sports in the days leading up to it.
Korea will be represented by 143 athletes in 21 out of 32 sports, its smallest Summer Olympic delegation since 1976. The KSOC has stated that its goal is to win five gold 커뮤니티 medals to rank around the top 15 in the medal tables, and it would be South Korea’s lowest gold medal tally at a Summer Games since 1976.