Following the World Championship, Kim Min-jong tries to make an accident at the Olympics
Jul 26, 2024
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She won the gold medal at the World Championships in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It was the first time in 39 years that a South Korean player won a gold medal in the men's highest weight class at the World Championships since Cho Yong-chul, the current chairman of the Korean Judo Association, in 1985. In the semifinals, Kim Min-jong beat Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Lucas Krfalek (Czech Republic) in a moroge half and Tokyo silver medalist Georgia's Guram Tousishvili in the final.
Judo men's 100kg or more is called the exclusive property of Western players. The weight class has no weight limit, so it is advantageous for Western players with good physique and strength to perform well. Korean Judo has never won a gold medal in men's highest weight class in Olympic history. Japan, which swept nine gold medals in judo at the Tokyo Olympics, also failed to use its strength in the men's 100kg or higher class. I didn't even get a medal.
Kim Min-jong is dreaming of a pleasant rebellion at the Paris Olympics. Kim Min-jong was 'Judo Genius'. Kim Min-jong, who had a different physique since childhood, started judo at the recommendation of his parents when he was in the fourth grade of elementary school. It meant to pour out a lot of energy from the induction field. Judo, which started while playing, became his life. The talent was extraordinary. Kim Min-jong, who competed in a national competition for the first time in a year, has swept the championship since the sixth grade of elementary school. In 2018, when he was a third grader at Boseong High School, he also wore the Taegeuk mark.
Kim Min-jong, who caused a stir to win a bronze medal at the 2019 World Championships, even won the right to participate in the Tokyo Olympics by beating Kim Sung-min, who had been the No. 1 player for a long time in this class. But I didn't prepare it properly. When all training sites were closed due to COVID-19, he helped his father to carry pork to replace the training. Kim Min-jong's parents run a butcher shop in Majang-dong from generation to generation. It was painful to compete in the first Olympics. In the round of 16, he met Harasa and Hisayoshi, the silver medalists at the 2016 Rio Games, and lost without even trying their best. After the game, he couldn't overcome his anger and shed tears.
Kim Min-jong said, `I'll start training again tomorrow"I won't shed tears in Paris." The defeat was a great nourishment at the time. Kim Min-jong meditated and even received sports psychological counseling to develop his mental strength. The technology has been further improved. He improved his speed and physical strength by training mainly with low-weight players, and completed skill induction by learning various foot skills. To overcome his physical weaknesses, he focused on technology, and to this end, he showed an unconventional way of losing weight.
Kim Min-jong left for Paris and said, `I endured such hard and hard training that I thought the sky might be moved.' `Now I wonder if the sky will present something to me.' He prepared for the Olympics by enduring harsh training to the point that he was satisfied with himself.
The match is not bad either. Kim Min-jong, who passes the first round by default, meets an easy opponent to the quarterfinals. The match will be decided from the semifinals. He is expected to meet Tatsuru Saito (Japan) in the semifinals. Saito is the son of Hitoshi Saito, who won two consecutive titles in Los Angeles in 1984 and Seoul in 1988. If he crosses Saito, he is expected to face Teddy Liner, the French hero who is trying to win his third Olympic gold medal in the individual event in the final. Lineer is considered the best heavyweight in history, winning 11 World Championships, the most ever. As it is an Olympics held in his own country, he is very demanding because he has different motivation.
Kim Min-jong will go on a medal hunt on Aug. 2 as the second son of Majang-dong butcher shop will have another accident following the World Championship.
vanbasten@sportschosun.com
