(Asiad) S. Korea wins 5 medals in judo at Asian Games
NAGOYA, Japan, Oct. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea failed to add another gold medal in judo at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Friday, winning two silver and three bronze medals.
Kim Min-ju won silver in the women's -78-kilogram category after losing to Mizuki Sugimura of Japan by hansoku-make, or disqualification, in the event's final at Aichi International Arena in Nagoya, central Japan.
With Kim having two shidos, or yellow cards, and Sugimura one, the two entered sudden-death overtime.
Kim received her third shido in the second minute, resulting in hansoku-make and ending the match.
South Korea's Kim Min-ju (R) competes against Mizuki Sugimura of Japan in the final of the women's -78-kilogram judo at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games at Aichi International Arena in Nagoya, central Japan, on Oct. 2, 2026. (Yonhap)
In the women's +78kg final, Lee Hyeon-ji lost by an ippon (a full point) to Niu Xinran of China.
After scoring a yuko, the smallest score, with 2:40 remaining, she failed to prevent Niu's leg hook and surrendered an ippon.
South Korea also added three bronze medals, with Kim Jong-hoon in the men's -90kg, Han Ju-yeop in the men's -100kg and Kim Min-jong in the men's +100kg.
Huh Mimi won South Korea's first judo gold medal in the women's -57kg category the previous day.
South Korea's Lee Hyeon-ji reacts after her loss to Niu Xinran of China in the final of the women's +78-kilogram judo at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games at Aichi International Arena in Nagoya, central Japan, on Oct. 2, 2026. (Yonhap)
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