In the end, I shed a hot tear, a defeat in the Judo Kim Ji-soo's consolation match

Jul 31, 2024

Kim Ji-soo is regretful after losing to Croatia's Katrina Christo in the women's 63-kg quarterfinals of the 2024 Paris Olympics at Arena Chandmars in Paris, France, on the 30th (local time). Yonhap News

I ended up crying. The Paris Olympics by Kim Ji-soo (Gyeongbuk Sports Council), a member of the Korean-Japanese third-generation judo national team, has come to an end.

Kim Ji-soo suffered a defeat in the women's 63-kg judo competition at the 2024 Paris Olympics held at the Chandemars Arena in Paris on the 30th (Korea time).

It wasn't an easy journey. Kim Ji-soo, who is ranked 16th in the world, advanced to the round of 16 by beating Barbara Timo of Portugal in the first round of 32. In the second round, he won half of the round of 16 against world No. 1 Joanna van Rischout of the Netherlands.

Kim Ji-soo, who competed in the women's 63kg judo tournament at the 2024 Paris Olympics, is on the mat for the round of 32 against Barbara Timo (Portugal) at Arena Chandmars in Paris on the morning of the 30th (local time). Kim Ji-soo made it to the round of 16 with a shoulder-pressing victory. Yonhap News

However, he was blocked in the quarterfinals. Kim Ji-soo, who faced Katarina Christo (Croatia), couldn't decide the game for four minutes in regular time, and tried to attack in 20 seconds of extra time, but was counterattacked. After a video review, he was defeated by a game of throwing while lying down, and his advance to the semifinals was frustrated.

Kim Ji-soo swallowed his disappointment and went on to revive the loser. We have to win the consolation match and try to win the bronze medal match. He faced Rubiana Povesana (Austria), but lost a game of zorgi in the first minute and 20 seconds of the game. Kim Ji-soo, who failed to pass the consolation round, stood there after the game and shed hot tears. It was tears full of regret.

Kim Ji-soo, who was born in Japan and played for the Japanese national team in the past, was selected as the Korean national team ahead of the Tokyo Olympics. At the Tokyo Olympics, he was eliminated in the round of 16, but twice of himself? I tried to reach the medal table at the Paris Olympics, the Olympics, but it failed.

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