Korea adds three more judo medals at Hangzhou Asian Games
![Korean judoka Kim Ha-yun celebrates after winning the women’s +78kg final at Xiaoshan Linpu Gymnasium in Hangzhou, China on Tuesday. [JOONGANG ILBO]](https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/data/photo/2023/09/26/feb5f15d-b7e7-4278-80b4-ab70478bfede.jpg)
Korean judoka Kim Ha-yun celebrates after winning the women’s +78kg final at Xiaoshan Linpu Gymnasium in Hangzhou, China on Tuesday. [JOONGANG ILBO]
Korea added three more Hangzhou Asian Games medals in judo Tuesday with Kim Ha-yun claiming the country’s first gold in the sport this year and Kim Min-jong and Yoon Hyun-ji adding one bronze each.
Kim Ha-yun faced Xu Shiyan of China in the women’s +78kg final at Xiaoshan Linpu Gymnasium in Hangzhou, China and showed a dominant performance.
Kim earned her score with “O-soto-gari”, a large outer reap, and did not give Xu a chance to turn things around, claiming a victory in the end.
That gold was Korea’s first gold in judo at this year’s Asiad.
Following that match, Kim Min-jong took on Krikbay Galmzhan of Kazakhstan in the men’s +100kg bronze medal contest and secured a bronze.
Yoon also competed earlier in the day in the women’s -78kg bronze medal contest and won a bronze against Jangeldina Aruna of Kazakhstan.
Korea has so far earned nine medals in judo — one gold, two silver and six bronze — in the Asian Games.
Before Kim Ha-yun’s gold, Korea was on the verge of finishing this year’s tournament with zero gold in judo. The judo schedule will wrap up Wednesday after the mixed team events.
Korea is the second-winningest country in Asian Games judo, having secured over 110 medals. Japan is leading with over 120 medals.
BY PAIK JI-HWAN [paik.jihwan@joongang.co.kr]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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