With this gold medal, Taegeuk Warriors are exempt from military service. Jung Woo-young, Lee Han-beom, Hong Hyun-suk, and Park Kyu-hyun, who play in Europe, became freer, and wild cards Park Jin-seop, Baek Seung-ho, and Seol Young-woo, who are about to join the military, also had the same joy as winning gold medals. The same goes for Cho Young-wook, who was serving in the military at Gimcheon Sangmu. All the other players are free from military issues, so they can look forward to a bright future.
The same goes for Lee Kang-in. Lee Kang-in, who left Valencia and became a top midfielder in Spain's La Liga at Real Mallorca, participated in the Asian Games and won a gold medal. After moving to Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), the transfer negotiations were not smooth due to communication problems, but they eventually agreed and went to Hangzhou to win the gold medal.
Lee Kang-in, who is free from military service, is much better off. It's a pleasure for PSG as well. Le Parisien of France said on the 11th, "Lee Kang-in reduced the army from 18 months to three weeks (basic military training). He also received military service benefits as he won his first career championship trophy. In Korea, healthy men between the ages of 18 and 28 are required to serve in the military. Olympic medals and Asian Games wins are excluded. "If you win the Asian Games gold medal, you will receive 544 hours of community service and three weeks of basic military training," he explained in detail.
He mentioned the cases of Son Heung-min and Kim Min-jae. BTS didn't benefit. It was once the subject of debate in Korea. And added, "Lee Kang-in is exempted from military service and does not have to be pressured. Focus completely on PSG and the national team. I hope this exemption will help Lee Kang-in develop and that he will play hard for the club and the country and greatly influence the development of Korean soccer," added Hwang Sun-hong, who led the Asian Games gold medal.