(2nd LD) (Asiad) S. Korea's Huh Mimi wins gold in women's judo, 1st at 2026 Asian Games
NAGOYA, Japan, Oct. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's Huh Mimi won the gold medal in t...
In Nagoya, Japan, on October 1, South Korean judoka Huh Mimi claimed the gold medal in the women's -57-kilogram category at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. This victory marked her country's first judo gold at the ongoing competition. Huh outclassed Mongolia's Terbish Ariunzaya with a yuko in a throw technique just 12 seconds into the final held at Aichi International Arena.
She was awarded the first ever judo gold for South Korea and also clinched the first gold medal for the nation in her Asian Games debut. Huh's success came after a silver at the Paris Summer Olympics, where she competed for Japan before switching allegiance to South Korea in 2021 to fulfill her late grandmother's wish. She is also a descendant of a Korean independence fighter from the Japanese colonial era.
In the men's 81-kilogram event, South Korea's Lee Joon-hwan secured the bronze medal, defeating Iran's Elyas Parhizgar by an ippon.
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