Joo Seong-hyun secured a bronze medal in the men's 69kg jiu-jitsu category at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, marking the first medal for the Korean jiu-jitsu team at this event.
On October 1, at the Aichi Prefectural Budokan in Japan, Joo defeated the Philippines' Mark Alexander Lim in the bronze medal match. The two competitors ended regulation time tied at 2-2, with the match lasting until 8 minutes and 9 seconds. Joo clinched the bronze by winning on advantage points, 1-0.
In the quarterfinals, Joo faced Saudi Arabia's Mohammed Ibrahim bin Huraimil, but both athletes were disqualified for passive play. This allowed Joo to compete in the bronze medal match, where he ultimately secured the medal.
This bronze medal marks Joo's second consecutive medal at the Asian Games, as he also won bronze in the men's 69kg category at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games.
Meanwhile, in the women's 48kg category, Jeong Hee-won lost in the bronze medal match to Kazakhstan's Zhibek Kulumbetova, failing to secure a medal.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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