Judoka Huh Mi-mi treats fellow descendants of independence activists to meal

Judoka Huh Mi-mi, who renounced her Japanese citizenship to represent Korea, treated 20 descendants of independence activists to lunch, herself being an ancestor of a freedom fighter.

2025-08-14

Huh Mi-mi defends Universiade title, winning gold at the 2025 FISU World University Games

Huh Mi-mi successfully defended her Universiade title on Wednesday, dominating Hungary’s Rozsa Gyertyas in the women’s 57-kilogram final to take gold at the 2025 FISU World University Games in Essen, Germany.

2025-07-24

Lee Joon-hwan wins bronze medal again at World Judo Championships after overcoming injury setback

Lee Joon-hwan of Pohang City Hall returned from injury to secure a bronze medal for the third consecutive year at the World Judo Championships on Monday.

2025-06-17

Korea rounds off judo schedule with more bronze in mixed team event

Korea beat Germany in the judo mixed team bronze medal match at the Paris Olympics on Saturday after an extra seventh match, winning the country’s first medal in the mixed team event and ending this year’s Games with five medals in judo

2024-08-04

Judoka Kim Min-jong falls to Teddy Riner to take silver in men's +100kg

Korean judoka Kim Min-jong took silver in the men’s +100 kilograms at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Friday, losing the gold medal match to Teddy Riner of France.

2024-08-03

Judoka Kim Ha-yun wins bronze in women's +78kg

Kim Ha-yun won Korea’s third judo medal of the 2024 Paris Olympics on Friday, beating Kayra Ozdemir of Turkey with an ippon in the women’s +78-kilogram bronze medal match at Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris.

2024-08-03

Korea's Yoon Hyun-ji loses to China's Ma Zhenzhao in round of 16

Korean judoka Yoon Hyun-ji lost to China’s Ma Zhenzhao in the women’s -78-kilogram round of 16 at the Paris Olympics Thursday, ending her bid for an individual medal without a shot at bronze through the repechage rounds.

2024-08-01

Korean Judoka Han Ju-yeop fails to advance in men's -90kg

Korean Judoka Han Ju-yeop failed to medal in the men’s -90-kilogram on Wednesday, losing a repechage match to Rafael Macedo of Brazil.

2024-08-01

Judoka Lee Joon-hwan wins bronze in men's -81 kilograms

Korean judoka Lee Joon-hwan won a bronze medal Tuesday at the Paris Olympics after beating Matthias Casse of Belgium in the men’s -81 kilogram bronze medal match, claiming a medal at his first Games

2024-07-31

Judoka Kim Ji-su loses repechage to crash out of women's -63 kilograms

Korean judoka Kim Ji-su lost to Lubjana Piovesana of Austria in the women’s -63 kilogram repechage contest at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday, ending her medal run in the individual event.