She was disqualified on penalty in the women's -57 kg category amid a controversial ruling for a false attack, which refers a deceptive move where a judoka pretends to attack without having a genuine intention to do so.
With Huh's medal, Korea secured its first medal in eight years in judo since Jeong Bo-kyeong's silver medal at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
Huh, who was born in Japan to a Korean father and a Japanese mother in 2002, is a descendant of a Korean independence fighter against Japanese colonial rule, followed her father's footsteps to become a judoka, starting to practice the sport when she was six.
In 2021, she decided to obtain Korean nationality, inspired by her late grandmother's final wish for her to compete as a member of the Korean national team.
Meanwhile, Korea ranked fifth in the overall gold-medal count at the Olympics as of Tuesday, trailing Japan, France, China and Australia.
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