'Oh, it's a disappointing one-game defeat' Women's Judo 63kg class Kim Ji-soo failed to advance to the semifinals due to a loss-saving match
Jul 30, 2024
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Kim Ji-soo suffered a defeat in the women's 63-kg judo quarterfinals at the 2024 Paris Olympics at the Chandmars Arena in Paris on the 30th (Korea time) after an extended blood fight with Katarina Christo of Croatia. Kim Ji-soo, ranked 16th in the world, had a tight race against Christo, ranked 12th.
Kim Ji-soo aggressively attacked for four minutes in regular time, but as it didn't work, the game eventually went to extra time. Kim Ji-soo tried to attack at 20 seconds into the extra period, but Christo turned Kim Ji-soo around once. At first, the score was not recognized, but Kim Ji-soo's defeat was confirmed as one game was declared by the opponent's video review. In the round of 32 and round of 16, he advanced to the quarterfinals by winning one round of the fixed pressure and half of the Andari walk, but failed to cross the threshold of the quarterfinals. Unfortunately, Kim Ji-soo failed to advance to the semifinals, but Kim Ji-soo advanced to the consolation match and aimed for a bronze medal.
Meanwhile, Kim Ji-soo, a third-generation Korean-Japanese, came to Korea after graduating from high school and wore the national flag for the first time in 2020.
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