Kim's loss follows Lee Seung-chan's exit in the 130-kilogram Greco-Roman contest, ending Korea's run in the sport at the Paris Olympics.
Lee failed to bounce back in the repechage bracket after his round of 16 exit, ending his first Olympics run.
Lee failed to earn a single point at Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris, conceding four points in the first period and three points in the second for the loss.
First-time Olympians Kim Seung-jun and Lee Seung-chan will represent Korea in Greco-Roman wrestling.
A Korea JoongAng Daily sports reporter gets into the ring with a cast of characters at practice-slash-rehearsal with Pro Wrestling Society Korea.
North Korea will return to the Paris Olympics with 14 athletes in six sports after skipping the 2020 Tokyo Games. The reclusive country has won the majority of its 55 medals in weightlifting, but failed to qualify for the competition this year.
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.
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