Korean wrestler Kim Min-seok beat Naveen of India 5-1 in the men’s Greco-Roman 130-kilogram division bronze medal bout at the Hangzhou Asian Games on Thursday, securing Korea’s second medal in the sport at this year’s Asiad.
Korean wrestler Chung Han-jae beat Bakhramov Islomjon of Uzbekistan 5-4 in the men’s Greco-Roman 60-kilograms division bronze medal bout at the Hangzhou Asian Games on Wednesday, winning the country’s first medal in the sport at this year’s Asiad.
Four ssireum champions were crowned at the Withus Pharmaceutical Chuseok Ssireum Competition at Goseong-gun National Sports Center in Goseong, South Gyeongsang over the Chuseok holidays.
If you’re looking for something a little more traditional this holiday season, the 2022 Seollal Ssireum Contest is running from Friday to Wednesday at Suwon Gymnasium in Suwon, Gyeonggi.
Two Korea wrestlers are headed to Tokyo to fly the flag for Korea at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Ryu Han-su will compete in the men's Greco-Roman 67-kilogram event and Kim Min-seok will compete in the 130-kilogram event.
Korea will send two wrestlers to the Tokyo Olympics after the team's attempt to win more berths fell apart with 18 members of the wrestling team testing positive for Covid-19 on the sidelines of the World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament.
Twenty-seven of the 50 members of the Korean wrestling team that attended the Asian Wrestling Olympic qualifiers in Almaty, Kazakhstan, have now tested positive for Covid-19.
A total of eight members of the Korean wrestling team — seven wrestlers and one coach — have tested positive for Covid-19.
Korea will be competing in at least two wrestling events at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Olympics, earning spots in the men's Greco-Roman 67-kilogram and 130-kilogram weight classes.
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