KIA Tigers took first place in the first half

The sole leader KIA Tigers finished the first half of the season with a pleasant three-game winning streak.

KIA showed fierce concentration by scoring 5 runs in the top of the 9th inning in an away game against the Samsung Lions held at Daegu Samsung Lions Park on the 4th in the 2024 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO League, and won 8-3.

KIA, which achieved a comeback against Samsung for three consecutive days, took first place in the first half of the season for the first time in seven years since 2017 with a record of 48 wins, 33 losses, and 2 draws, and a winning percentage of 0.593.

Since 1989, when the KBO League was a single league, excluding 1999 and 2000, when two leagues were held, the team that took first place in the first half of the season has won the Korean Series 21 out of 35 times, recording a 60% chance of winning.

KIA (including its predecessor Haitai) has won first place in the first half of the season six times (1989, 1991, 1993, 2002, 2011, 2017) and has won the championship trophy four times, excluding 2002 and 2011. 카지노사이트

It was another game where KIA showed their mettle.

Samsung took the lead in the bottom of the first inning when Ji-chan Kim hit an infield hit, stole second base, and then scored on a ground ball.

In the top of the second, KIA’s Choi Hyeong-woo hit a solo arch to make it 1-1.

Samsung took a 3-1 lead in the bottom of the third inning when Kim Heon-gon and Koo Ja-wook hit back-to-back home runs.

KIA recovered one point in the top of the fourth inning with Kim Tae-gun’s right-field hit.

In the 8th inning, Choi Hyeong-woo’s double added another run, tying the score at 3-3.

KIA, with its momentum, exploded with its batting lineup against Samsung’s closer Oh Seung-hwan in the top of the 9th.

After two outs, Kim Seon-bin hit a double, Kim Do-young reached base on an intentional walk, and Park Jeong-woo hit a two-RBI double over the right fielder to make it 5-3.

In the continued attack, KIA added one point with Hong Jong-pyo’s timely hit, and Socrates Brito hit a two-run home run over the right-center wall to make it 8-3, tying the game.

KIA’s third pitcher, Dong-Hwan Hwang, pitched 3⅔ innings without allowing any hits or runs and became the winning pitcher.

Oh Seung-hwan, who is ranked first in relief, suffered the loss after allowing five runs on five hits in ⅔ innings. 토토사이트 추천

Goalkeeper Kim Jung-mi, 20th anniversary event for joining Hyundai Steel

Oh Yeon-hee of Hyundai Steel performing a goal ceremony

Incheon Hyundai Steel continued its lead in the women’s professional soccer WK League by defeating Hwacheon KSPO.

Hyundai Steel defeated KSPO 2-0 in the 19th round home game of the Divellon WK League 2024 held at Incheon Namdong Asiad Stadium on the 4th.

Hyundai Steel, which has continued its 19-game undefeated streak (41 points, 11 wins, 8 draws) since the start of the season, including the recent two-game winning streak, widened the point gap with second-place KSPO (36 points, 10 wins, 6 draws, 3 losses) to 5 and maintained its lead.

In particular, the ’20th Anniversary Event’ for veteran goalkeeper Kim Jeong-mi, who wore the Hyundai Steel uniform in 2005, was also held at the stadium, drawing attention. 카지노사이트

In the match that drew attention as a match between the 1st and 2nd place teams in the regular league, Hyundai Steel’s offensive power overwhelmed KSPO.

Hyundai Steel took the lead in the first half when Kim Seong-mi dribbled to the penalty area and scored first with a left-footed shot in the 25th minute.

Hyundai Steel, which finished the first half with a score of 1-0, put an end to its victory when Oh Yeon-hee scored an additional goal with a left-footed shot after receiving a pass from Engesha in the 38th minute of the second half. 토토사이트 순위

6,057,323 spectators in 418 games since opening 10 million spectators possible

First time in professional baseball history, attendance exceeds 6 million in the first half

The professional baseball KBO League has achieved the record for the lowest number of spectators in history at 6 million for a game.

The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) announced on the 4th, “The KBO League gathered 5,993,122 spectators as of the 3rd, and on the 4th, 64,201 spectators entered 5 stadiums across the country, recording a total of 6,057,323 spectators,” adding, “It set a record of surpassing 6 million spectators in just 418 games since the opening.”

With this, professional baseball broke the record of the lowest number of spectators in a game (game 419, 2012) of 6 million for the first time in 12 years.

This year, professional baseball is enjoying a boom thanks to various favorable factors, such as the return of Hanwha Eagles’ Ryu Hyun-jin to Korea, the good performances of popular teams KIA Tigers and LG Twins, and the equalization of power among the 10 teams.

Professional baseball surpassed 1 million spectators in just 70 games since its opening on April 10, and surpassed 2 million spectators in just 148 games on April 27.

The 3 million spectators mark was reached on May 16th, after 217 games, and the 4 million spectators mark was reached on June 2nd, after 285 games. 메이저사이트

There were no brakes on the box office success.

The KBO League, which surpassed 5 million spectators on June 15, surpassed 6 million spectators on the 4th, the last day of the first half.

The professional baseball world is cautiously expecting to attract 10 million spectators.

The highest attendance in a single professional baseball season was 8,406,888 in 2017.

This season, professional baseball games averaged 14,491 spectators per game, and 302 games were played in the second half.

If the current trend continues, it is possible to gather about 4.37 million people in the second half, which means it is mathematically possible to surpass 10 million viewers. 토토사이트

I was the only one struggling in the collapsed bullpen “I just threw with the thought of protecting”

LG Twins Yoo Young-chan

Looking back on the first half of the professional baseball season, LG Twins manager Yeom Kyeong-yeop did not hesitate to name starting pitcher Son Ju-young and closer Yoo Young-chan when asked by reporters to “choose the most outstanding players.”

Son Ju-young received high marks for doing his job amid the string of injuries to starting pitchers, and Yoo Young-chan received high marks for taking charge of the back door in the collapsed bullpen.

Yoo Young-chan struggled throughout the first half of the season, just as coach Yeom Gyeong-yeop said.

LG’s closing pitcher last season, Koo Seok, went to the United States, and setup man Jeong Woo-yeong suffered from a severe slump.

Ham Deok-ju, who had 16 holds last year, underwent surgery before the opening and has not yet returned, while Baek Seung-hyun, who had 11 holds, and Park Myeong-geun, who had 8 holds, are also out due to injuries.

In the midst of this, Yoo Young-chan alone blocked the back door.

He played in 37 games, the second-most on the team, and pitched relentlessly.

He threw himself into the last game of the first half as well.

Yoo Young-chan came in as a relief pitcher in the bottom of the 8th inning when the away game against Kiwoom Heroes was leading 3-1 at Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul, with bullpen pitcher Lee Sang-young in danger with runners on 1st and 2nd base and 1 out.

It was a difficult situation where he had to take responsibility for five outs until the end of the game.

But I couldn’t back down.

Second-place LG is trailing the Samsung Lions and Doosan Bears by half a game, so if they lose today’s game, they could finish the first half of the season in third place or lower.

Yoo Young-chan, who went up to the mound, faced Kiwoom’s 4th batter, Song Seong-moon.

Song Seong-moon was ranked first among domestic hitters in batting average (0.354) before the game that day, and his batting average since June has been a whopping 0.421. 스포츠 토토사이트

Yoo Young-chan gave up a walk after a full count.

The situation became 3-2, 1 out, bases loaded. Now, if they gave up one hit, they could tie the game or take the lead.

However, Yoo Young-chan did not waver. He threw a forkball that dropped to the next batter, Choi Ju-hwan, and induced a ground ball, and then he threatened pinch hitter Byun Sang-kwon with a 150 km/h fastball and got him to ground out to second base.

They gave up a run on Choi Joo-hwan’s ground ball, but maintained the 3-2 lead.

Yoo Young-chan, who returned to the mound for the final defense in the bottom of the 9th, got Lee Yong-kyu to ground out to first base, Kim Tae-jin to fly out to right field, and struck out the last batter, Jang Jae-young, looking, ending the game with a score of 3-2.

Yoo Young-chan said after the game, “I only pitched with the thought of protecting the team’s victory as it was an important situation,” and “When I pitched in the 8th inning, the feeling was a little different, so it was hard to keep my balance, but I tried my best to pitch well, and fortunately, the result was good.”

He said, “I’m satisfied with the fact that I have fewer walks this season than last season,” and added, “However, I often allowed runners to score in the 8th inning, so I will try to pitch with a more improved form in the second half.”

Yoo Young-chan, who finished the first half with 5 wins, 3 losses, 18 saves, and an ERA of 1.82, will play in the All-Star Game to cool his head before heading into the second half of the season. 스포츠토토사이트

11 athletes who tested positive in 2021 will compete in the Paris Olympics Suspicion Raised Chinese Athlete to Participate in Paris Olympics Repercussions Depending on Results

Chinese swimming team suspected of covering up doping at 2021 Tokyo Olympics

In order to investigate suspicions that China attempted to cover up the doping tests of the national swimming team ahead of the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, U.S. investigative authorities have requested the World Aquatics Federation (formerly known as FINA) to appear as a witness.

The 11 Chinese national team players who were suspected of covering up doping at the time are also scheduled to compete in the Paris Olympics, which opens on the 26th, so attention is being drawn to whether the ripple effect of the sports situation in the United States will also affect the Paris Olympics.

According to the Associated Press on the 4th (local time), World Swimming Federation Director John Brent Nowicki recently received a notice from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to appear as a witness in relation to the suspicion of doping cover-up in 2021.

The allegations are based on reports by the Australian and American daily newspapers, the Herald Sun and the New York Times, that 23 Chinese swimming team members tested positive for banned substances in pre-event doping tests but still competed in the Tokyo Olympics.

Trimetazidine, found in urine samples from athletes, has been shown to increase blood flow and improve oxygen supply to the body.

At the time, the Chinese side claimed that the incident occurred because the athletes ate hotel food contaminated with small amounts of the ingredient trimetazidine. 5파워볼사이트

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) found no evidence to support these claims and decided to allow the athletes to participate, concluding that they did not intentionally take the drugs.

Many experts have raised issues about this, but the gist of the suspicion is that WADA made a decision that was effectively favorable to China, thereby nullifying the positive drug test results.

Among the Chinese athletes who qualified, Zhang Youfei won gold in the women’s 200m butterfly and freestyle relay, and Wang Shun won gold in the men’s 200m individual medley.

The controversy has resurfaced ahead of the Paris Olympics. Last month, the U.S. House of Representatives held a hearing on Chinese swimming doping and made the issue public, and swimming emperor Michael Phelps, who attended the hearing, also criticized WADA, saying, “WADA did not make a fair judgment.“

The House of Representatives has asked the Justice Department and the FBI to investigate the matter, and the FBI has opened an investigation under a federal law that allows it to investigate alleged doping cases that occur outside the United States.

At the time, the World Aquatics Federation did not raise any objections to the Chinese team’s participation in the Tokyo Olympics, separate from WADA. The FBI is expected to start by summoning the World Aquatics Federation and sequentially investigate whether there were any problems with the doping test results and the overall process of deciding on athlete participation.

The sports world is paying attention to the speed of this investigation, which has begun in earnest by summoning witnesses. If evidence supporting the suspicion of doping cover-up is quickly revealed, it could cause considerable controversy at the Paris Olympics.

The Paris Olympics will feature 11 Chinese swimmers who tested positive for banned substances at the time but still competed in the competition. WADA maintains its position that “the Chinese swimming team’s participation in the Tokyo Olympics was legal and the allegations of a cover-up were fake news.” 스포츠토토링크