'Descendants of independence fighters'Humimi,'Olympic champion'Silva wins half!Thrilling trip to the final!

Jul 29, 2024

Hummi advanced to the semifinals on the 29th (Korea time) by beating Mongolian Enkhilin LeHagbato in the women's 57kg quarterfinals at the Chandmars Arena in Paris. Hur Mi-mi is leaving with manager Kim Mi-jung with a big smile. Paris (France) = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.7.29/

'Women's Judo Sign' Heo Mi-mi (21, Gyeongbuk Sports Council, world No. 3) proudly reached the final with her spirited play in her first Olympics.

"'No. 2 seed' Hur Mi-mi faced Rafaela Silva (32) in the women's 57 kg judo semifinals at the Chandmars Arena in Paris on the 29th.

"'Rio Olympic Gold Medalist'2013 Rio, 2022 Tashkent World Championship Winner'HUMI's 'World Champion This Season' against Silva' was spirited. It was a mentally advantageous match as it won the previous record. I was full of confidence. At the start of the game, Hur Mi-mi seemed to be leading by winning the half, but the referee canceled the half decision. Silva's seasoned solidification counterattack followed, but it was not recognized. The referee gave Silva a map at 2:46 and Hur Mi-mi gained the upper hand. After four minutes of regular time, they went into extra time. He continued to aggressively try his specialty of piggybacking to score. Silva continued his dominance by stealing another extra extra-time map. Pressing the stomach to secure the final line with a half-win.

Hummi advanced to the semifinals on the 29th (Korea time) by beating Mongolian Enkhilin LeHagbato in the women's 57kg quarterfinals at the Chandmars Arena in Paris. Hur Mi-mi hugs director Kim Mi-jung. Paris (France) = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.7.29/

Heo Mi-mi advanced to the quarterfinals with a foul win after losing two maps to either Team or Nelson Levy (10th in the world) in the first round of 16 matches, which went up to the round of 32, and winning three maps in overtime. In the quarterfinals, he led the way with a gritty play against Enkhilin LeHagbatogu, who was defeated by three previous losses in the previous quarterfinals 'Mongol ace'8 seconds before the end'Andari's half-win.

Humimi caused a stir by winning the World Judo Championships final in May by beating Canada's Krista Deguchi (Canada) for a foul after an extended match. It was the first women's judo gold medal in 29 years since the women's 61kg class Jung Sung-sook and the women's 66kg class Cho Min-sun in 1995.

Hur Mi-mi will try to win her first Olympic gold medal in 28 years after winning the world championship gold medal at the first Olympics of her dreams, followed by Barcelona -72kg class Kim Mi-jung in 1992 and Atlanta -66kg class Cho Min-sun in 1996. He will compete for the gold medal with the winner of the Deguchi-Saishik match for the first time in eight years since the silver medal at the Rio Olympics. Heo Mi-mi is the fifth generation of Heo Seok, an independence activist who was imprisoned for posting anti-Japanese texts during Japanese colonial era. It is time for the descendants of independence fighters to fly the Korean flag high in the Paris sky.

Paris = Reporter Jeon Young-ji sky4us@sportschosun.com

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