Korean Youth Judo Wins '3 consecutive Cool Runs' Bronze Medal in Mixed Team at World Championships
Oct 07, 2024
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At the 2024 World Youth Judo Championships held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan on the 6th (Korea time), South Korea harvested a bronze medal in the mixed team event.
South Korea won 4-2 against Kazakhstan in the first round. Baekdu Mountain, which weighs more than 90kg, won the first round with a foul win, and Yang Ji-min of the 70kg class and Choi Jae-min of the 90kg class induced consecutive foul wins after losing two consecutive games. Lee Hyun-ji, who weighs more than 70 kilograms, then advanced to the second round with a bye.
South Korea, which lost 1-4 to France in the second round, failed to advance to the final, but beat Turkmenistan, a tricky opponent, 4-2 in the consolation match. Han Pan-seung came out three times and won the ticket to the bronze medal match.
The final bronze medal match was against Mongolia. Yang Ji-min of the 70kg class took the first game with a foul win, and Choi Jae-min of the 90kg class succeeded in gaining the upper hand with a single victory by combining half of the waist snatch and half of the pressing.
Lee Hyun-ji, who weighs more than 70 kilograms, then beat Mongolia to secure the bronze medal with one round of waist-sliding and Baekdusan, who weighs more than 100 kilograms, one round of cool two consecutive wins in the highest weight class.
Meanwhile, in the mixed team event, Japan won a gold medal, France won a silver medal, and South Korea took the podium with a smile on its neck with a valuable bronze medal.
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