Japanese-born Korean judoka wins silver at Paris Olympics

By Im Yoon-seo Posted : July 30, 2024, 14:44 Updated : July 30, 2024, 14:49
 
Judoka Huh Mi-mi poses for a photo after winning silver in the women's -57 kg category at the Paris Olympics in France on July 29, 2024. Yonhap
SEOUL, July 30 (AJU PRESS) - Japanese-born Korean judoka Huh Mi-mi won silver after losing to Christa Deguchi of Canada at the Summer Olympics in Paris, France on Monday.

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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