South Korean defender Woosan KO has made his way to the vivo Pro Kabaddi League for the first time in his career. Yet to make his debut for the Jaipur Pink Panthers, Woosan has enjoyed his time with the Jaipur team and the atmosphere in the stadium so far. Speaking how he has been managing in the camp, Woosan said, “I don’t know English very well, so the coach and team manager speak to me very slowly. I like the food here. I was given Korean food in the beginning, but then I switched to Indian food. I really like Butter Chicken and Roti.”
Woosan also said that the training sessions with the Jaipur team will help him prepare for the Asian Games selection trials in South Korea later this year, “I made my debut for South Korea in 2019. I hope to be selected for the Asian Games next year. The vivo Pro Kabaddi League will definitely help me prepare for the Asian Games selection trials, which will be held in South Korea later in the year. We undergo really good training here in the Jaipur Pink Panthers camp.”
When asked about how he found a place in a vivo PKL side, the South Korean said, “Kabaddi isn’t very popular in South Korea. I saw a kabaddi match for the first time in college in 2018. I got to know about the league through my teammates in the South Korean team. I have been playing with Dong Geon Lee, who has been taking part in the vivo PKL since 2017. This year, the kabaddi association in South Korea asked me to put my name in the vivo PKL Auction pool and that’s how I have arrived here.”
Season 9 of the vivo Pro Kabaddi League will be broadcast live on the Star Sports Network and Disney+ Hotstar from 7:30 PM onwards.
