Kim Min-jong, the heavyweight in judo, wins his first world championship gold medal

Won first heavyweight gold medal in 39 years

Kim Min-jong (Yangpyeong-gun Office), the national judo team, won the gold medal at the World Championships.

Kim Min-jong defeated Guram Tushishvili (Georgia) in one bout in the men's 100kg and over final at the '2024 International Judo Federation (IJF) World Championships' held at the Mubadala Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE) on the 24th (Korean time). Won the gold medal.

It has been six years since a Korean male judo athlete won a gold medal at the World Championships, following Ahn Chang-rim in the under-73 kg class and Jo Gu-ham in the under-100 kg class in 2018.

In particular, it has been 39 years since Cho Yong-cheol, the current president of the Korea Judo Association, won the gold medal in the heaviest weight class in 1985.

In addition, this is the second feat after Mimi Heo (Gyeongbuk Sports Council), who won by foul over Christa Deguchi (Canada) in the finals of the women's under-57kg class on the 21st.

Minjong Kim, who only won bronze medals in 2019 and 2022, will focus on the 2024 Paris Olympics, which opens in July, after winning his first world championship gold medal.

Minjong Kim rose to the top by defeating Fijel Marius (Slovakia) in one game in the quarterfinals, Lukas Krpálek (Czech Republic) in one game in the semifinals, and Tushishvili in one game in the finals. In the women's over 78kg competition, Ha-yoon Kim (Ansan City Hall) won half of the match over Asia Tabano (Italy) and took the bronze medal. The judo team is scheduled to compete in the mixed team event on the 25th and then return home on the 26th.

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Pub: 24 May 2024 03:33 UTC
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