Beach Volleyball Players Shin Ji-eun and Kim Jung-ah Defeated 0-2 by China, Eliminated in Round of 16

South Korean women's beach volleyball national team duo Shin Ji-eun (25) and Kim Jung-ah (24) have been eliminated in the round of 16 at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

The two players lost 0-2 (6-21, 12-21) in sets to Xia Xinyi and Yan Xu of China in the women's round of 16 match held at the Hekinan Ryokuchi Beach Court in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, on the 28th.

Xia Xinyi and Yan Xu are a formidable team ranked 17th in the world and first among Asian teams, aiming for their second consecutive Asian Games gold medal following the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games.

Shin and Kim advanced to the round of 16 by finishing second in Group D of the preliminary round, where they suffered a 0-2 defeat against Thailand and secured a 2-1 victory over Malaysia.

Among the four South Korean men's and women's beach volleyball teams competing in this tournament, Shin and Kim were the only duo to make it past the group stage.

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