Among the men, South Korea's Joo Se-Hyuk and Japan's Jun Mizutani are likely challengers, while South Korea's Athens gold medalist Ryu Seung-min will miss these games.

在男子方面，韩国的朱世赫和日本的水谷隼是强劲的对手，而韩国的雅典奥运会冠军柳承敏将缺席本次比赛。

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"I think it's hard to say that the economy is turning around as export growth completely halted, " said Jun Min-Kyoo, an economist at Korea Investment and Securities.

BBC: South Korea economic growth hits two-year high