[SPOTVNEWS=Reporter Maeng Bong-ju] The Korean women's national handball team, which is preparing for the Asian qualifiers for the 2024 Paris Olympics, departed for Hiroshima, Japan at 8:00 am on the 15th.

The Asian qualifiers for the Paris Olympics will be held in Hiroshima, Japan from August 17 to 23. The Korean national team will have preliminary rounds against India (17th), China (18th), and Kazakhstan (21st) in turn, before playing the final match against the home team Japan (23rd). The first-place team with the highest number of points will receive a direct ticket to the Olympic finals.

The national team, led by Swedish coach Henrik Signel, is goalkeeper Park Sae-young (Samcheok City Hall), who won the league title two times in a row, Jeong Jin-hee (Seoul City Hall), who won the National Sports Festival last year, and Park Jo-eun (Gwangju City Hall), who won the league goalkeeper award last season. construction) was selected. Centerbacks who will score goals include Lee Mi-gyeong (Busan Facilities Corporation), Kang Kyung-min, Song Hye-soo (above Gwangju Metropolitan City Corporation), Woo Bit-na (Seoul City Hall), and Kim Min-seo (Samcheok City Hall), who won the rookie award. The only European leaguer, Ryu Eun-hee (Gypsy Audi ETO), also adds strength.

In women's handball, only 12 countries qualify for the Olympic finals. A total of 12 tickets will be given to the host country of the Olympics, the winner of the 2023 World Women's Handball Championship, the winner of the qualifiers from four continents (Europe, America, Africa, Asia), and the top 6 countries of the Olympic playoff competition. France, the current host country, and Norway, the winner of the 2022 European Championship (European qualifiers), have confirmed their participation.

From the 1984 LA Olympics to the 2020 Tokyo Games, South Korea has made it to the finals of the Olympics 10 times in a row. Women's handball's 10th consecutive Olympic participation is the first record for both men and women in Olympic handball history.