South Korea Judo team member Han Joo-yeop leaves the stadium after winning against Burkina Faso’s Carmel Kone in the round of 32 of the 2024 Paris Olympics men’s -90kg tournament at the Champ de Mars Arena in Paris, France on the afternoon of the 31st (Korean time).
Han Joo-yeop (25, High1) challenged for a bronze medal in the men’s 90 kg class judo through the repechage match, but suffered a bitter defeat.
World No. 24 Han Joo-yeop was defeated by Raphael Macedo (No. 11, Brazil) in the repechage match of the men’s 90 kg class judo at the 2024 Paris Olympics held at the Champ de Mars Arena in Paris, France on the afternoon of the 31st (Korean time). Han Joo-yeop, who had
previously been blocked from advancing to the semifinals by world No. 1 Lasha Bekauri (Georgia) in the quarterfinals, could have advanced to the bronze medal match if he had won the repechage match, but unfortunately lost.
With this, the national judo team has won two medals after completing eight weight classes for both men and women on the fourth day of the competition. On the 29th, Heo Mi-mi (Gyeongsangbuk-do Sports Council) won the first medal with a silver medal in the women’s 57kg class, and on the 30th, Lee Jun-hwan (Yongin University) won the bronze medal in the men’s 81kg class.
On August 1st, Yoon Hyun-ji (Ansan City Hall) will go on a medal hunt in the women’s 78kg class. 파워볼사이트
