The first gold medal in table tennis for the mixed Korean mixed doubles team

The combined teams of South Korea and South Korea won the gold medal in mixed doubles at the South Korean table tennis tournament on Saturday to win the first medal in the new diplomatic relations between the two countries. two Koreas. Cha Chu Sein of North Korea defeated Chinese duo Wang Chukin and Sun 3-1 in the match in Daejeon, South Korea.

This is the first medal for a combined team from the two Koreas in more than two decades. Ladies on The world champion of China at the world championships organized by Japan in 1991.

The Chinese duo won the first set 11-5, before the Korean teams 11-3, 11-4 and 11- 8 do not echo the slogans of "We are one team" "I wanted to win this game," Yan told reporters after the match, "I was very excited by the fans."

"I saw Hugh Sen crying during the coronation, and it broke my heart because we were separating soon.

All civilian contacts between the two countries are forbidden, and their relationship is technically in a state of war after the 1950-53 Korean War, which ended with a truce.

However, North Korea's decision to participate in the Winter Olympics organized by South Korea last February in Pyongchang led to a continuing rapprochement between the two countries

. (South Korean President) Jong-un agreed to gather Pyongyang and Washington. [19659002] a summit in April, North Korean leaders Kim Jong-un and South Moon have agreed to meet International sports events such as the 2018 Asian Games. "

The two Koreas have often used sport to break

The table tennis team included eight days and eight North Korean players, including Kim Song I, bronze medalist at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

The table tennis team comprised eight players and eight North Korean players, four joint teams have were formed: double men and women, and two mixed doubles. The men's doubles team won a bronze medal Friday, organizers of the 2018 Asian Games, which will be held in Indonesia from August 18 to September 2 last month, announced that the two Koreas will participate in three national teams in canoe, basket for women.