Joo Bong, Dong Moon back to lift Korea badminton

Joo Bong, Dong Moon back to lift Korea badminton

KUALA LUMPUR: Badminton legends Park Joo Bong and Kim Dong Moon are back with the Korea BA (KBA) — and ready to help their nation dominate the sport at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd

Park Joo-bong back as South Korean national team coach

PETALING JAYA: In a homecoming worthy of a legend, South Korean badminton icon Park Joo-bong has returned to lead his national team after 21 years, and this time, it's for the long haul. Read full story

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Eui-jin = Former Japanese national team coach Park Joo-bong, a gold medalist at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, has taken over the reins of the Korean national badminton team...

Park Joo-bong (60), who has long served as head coach of the Japanese national badminton team, was appointed as the head coach of his home country, South Korea, on the 4th. Yonhap News reported. Park said, "I feel a sense of responsibility. I want to lead the national team to success." His contract runs until the end of 2026.