Judo Olympic medalists go for 1st Asian Games titles; taekwondo competition to begin
NAGOYA, Japan — A pair of Olympic medalists in judo will each chase their first Asian Games gold medals on Thursday. Lee Joon-hwan will compete in the men's -81 kilograms, and Huh Mimi will do so in the women's -57kg on Day 2 of judo at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games at Aichi International Arena in Nagoya. Lee is the 2024 Olympic bronze medalist in his weight class, while Huh, a Japanese native and…
NAGOYA, Japan — Judo Olympic medalists Lee Joon-hwan and Huh Mimi are set to compete for their first Asian Games gold medals on Thursday. Lee, a bronze medalist from the 2024 Olympics in his 81 kg category, will be aiming to add to his silver from the 2023 Asian Games. Huh, a Korean-born Japanese taekwondo competitor, will be making her debut in the Asian Games after winning silver in her 57 kg division at the same event last year.
Meanwhile, taekwondo's non-contact discipline, poomsae, kicks off the competition on Thursday at Toyohashi Gymnasium. Korean-born Yun Kyu-sung is seen as a strong contender in the men's individual poomsae event. Later on Thursday, South Korea's men's field hockey team will face Malaysia in the semifinals at 7 p.m. in Gifu Prefectural Green Stadium, located just north of Nagoya.
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