*This content was translated by AI.
Beach volleyball player Shin Ji-eun is intensely practicing ahead of the women's beach volleyball Round of 16 match between South Korea's Shin Ji-eun and Kim Jeong-a versus China's Xia Shen and Yan Ju at the Hekinan Ryokuchi Beach Court in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, on the 28th. 2026.09.28.
<© STARNEWS. All rights reserved. No reproduction or redistribution allowed.>
*This content was translated by AI.
!["Korea is so touching; although we failed to win the gold medal..." Overseas media praise pours down like this, and here's why [Aichi Nagoya AG]](https://image.starnewskorea.com/cdn-cgi/image/f=avif,w=1200,h=800,fit=cover,g=face/21/2026/09/2026092714220633294_1.jpg)
!['Batton Mistake' Leads to Korean Disqualification → Dramatic Final Qualification, Appeal Accepted... Men's 400m Relay 'Resurrected' [Aichi Nagoya AG]](https://image.starnewskorea.com/cdn-cgi/image/f=avif,w=1200,h=800,fit=cover,g=face/21/2026/09/2026092806463820298_1.jpg)
![[Continuous Photos] Beach volleyball player Shin Ji-eun serves against China](https://image.starnewskorea.com/cdn-cgi/image/f=avif,w=1200,h=831,fit=cover,g=face/21/2026/09/2026092815503597193_1.jpg)
!["An Se-young and Chen Yufei are no longer on the same level" — China acknowledges the overwhelming gap... After a crushing 5-21, 12-21 defeat, "The gap is widening even more" [Aichi Nagoya AG]](https://image.starnewskorea.com/cdn-cgi/image/f=avif,w=1200,h=831,fit=cover,g=face/21/2026/09/2026092814583696450_1.jpg)
![[Photo] 'Serving' beach volleyball player Shin Ji-eun](https://image.starnewskorea.com/cdn-cgi/image/f=avif,w=1200,h=831,fit=cover,g=face/21/2026/09/2026092815480353034_1.jpg)
