With 16 days remaining until the opening of the Nagoya Asian Games, our national sports delegation held an upbeat commitment ceremony and pledged to perform their best.

Wearing neat formal uniforms, the Taegeuk warriors took bright commemorative photos and vented their energy with enthusiastic cheers for a celebratory performance by a popular girl group.

As Delegation Chief Lee Sang-hyun vigorously waved a large South Korean flag, the athletes pledged to unite as Team Korea.

[Kang Chae-young / National Archery Team: I think coming to the commitment ceremony in pretty clothes makes us feel renewed and proud again.]

[Kim Woo-min / National Swimming Team: Everyone's faces look so excited that I think I'm ready to compete in the Asian Games with an equally good mood.]

Dispatching a delegation of 1,052 athletes across 41 events for this competition, South Korea aims to win up to 45 gold medals and defend its 3rd place overall finish.

[Team Korea, Republic of Korea, Fighting!]

(Camera: Yang Doo-won, Video Editing: Park Jung-sam, Design: Hwang Se-yeon)