'Boxer of fighting spirit' Lim Ae-ji secured the first bronze medal in 女 boxing...Korea Boxing Medals for the First Time in 12 Years

Aug 02, 2024

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Im Ae-ji, who gave Korean boxing its first Olympic victory in eight years

'Hope of Korean Women's Boxing' Lim Ae-ji (25, Hwasun County Office) has written the history of Olympic medals in 12 years.

Lim Ae-ji faced Colombia Yeni Marcella Arias Castaneda in the women's 54kg quarterfinals at the North Arena in Paris, France on the 1st (Korea time). Lim Ae-ji pressed his opponent without backing down with his unique bold and clever play, and eventually won the game by a decision of 3-2 (30-27 30-27 28-29 29-28-29). In the 1-2 rounds, three judges judged that Lim Ae-ji was dominant, and in the last three rounds, four judges recognized Lim Ae-ji's dominance. He showed a strong appearance as he went back.

Before the results were announced, Lim Ae-ji already waved her right hand as if she had foreseen victory, and as soon as the referee lifted her arm, she closed her eyes and expressed joy with a bright smile.

Lim Ae-ji's parents, who visited the stadium in Paris to watch their daughter's game in Hwasun, Jeollanam-do, cheered by waving the Korean flag vigorously from the stands.

Lim Ae-ji secured her first medal in 12 years since the silver medal of the men's lightweight Han Soon-cheol at the 2012 London Games, and the first medal in Korea's history in women's boxing, which became an official event at the 2012 London Olympics.

Lim Ae-ji, who won 4-1 against the Brazilian ace in the round of 16 the previous day and recorded his first victory in eight years as a Korean player since the 2016 Rio Olympics, is writing a new history day after day.

He is a fighter of fighting spirit who won a lightweight gold medal at the 2017 World Youth Championships in Guwahati, India, despite a broken shin bone. Her fighting spirit, which she did not give up until the end despite her serious injury that prevented her from playing for four months after returning home, remains unchanged in the ring of Paris at the age of 25.

photo courtesy of the Korea Sports Council

Lim Ae-ji confirmed the bronze medal along with the semifinals and said in an interview with a broadcasting station "I heard a lot that if I keep winning one game, it's a medal, but I think it'll be a burden if I think about that, so I just thought I was going to play against Colombia today." Rather than going to win a bronze medal, I just thought I should win this one game." "I waited a long time because it was an evening game. It's dawn in Korea, but thank you so much for waiting for me to watch my game in Korea. You've been waiting for me, but I just thought that I should work harder," he said with a smile. "Our nation's boxing has not won a medal in a row. I hope that this medal will increase the number of good players as more and more competition is intensified in our country"I'm so happy that I've helped you in the process even a little bit." he said with a smile. .

Lim Ae-ji's challenge continues. At 11:34 p.m. on the 4th, he will compete against Turkiye's Hatice Akbas in the semifinals.

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