S. Korean karate fighter wins 1st inter-Korean match at Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games
South Korean karate fighter An Jeong-eun won the first inter-Korean match at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Monday. An beat North Korea's Jong Se-ri 3-0 in the quarterfinals of the women's -61 kilogram kumite event held at the Toyohashi Gymnasium in Toyohashi, some 70 kilometers southeast of the main host city Nagoya, Japan. In kumite, two competitors attack each other to score points, with the…
On Monday, South Korean karate fighter An Jeong-eun secured a historic victory, winning the first inter-Korean match at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. The bout took place in the quarterfinals of the women's -61 kilogram kumite event held at the Toyohashi Gymnasium, situated 70 kilometers southeast of Nagoya, Japan.
In the sport of kumite, competitors engage in an attack-based scoring system, with the fighter accumulating the higher number of points declared the victor. An outperformed her North Korean opponent, Jong Se-ri, by a score of 3-0.
An's impressive win propelled her into the semifinals, where she faced off against Gong Li of China, who emerged victorious with a score of 8-0. Jong Se-ri, one of two Korean nationals residing in Japan, competed under the North Korean flag alongside Ri Song-a, who represented the North Korean women's football team.
The remarkable all-Korean showdown between An and Jong marked the first such encounter at the Asian Games, which commenced on Saturday. Later in the day, the two Korean women's football teams kicked off their final preliminary-round match at Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa in Fukuroi, located approximately 104 kilometers east of Nagoya.
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