[Asian Games] Judo 60kg Ace Lee Harim Advances to Final... Secures Silver Medal

66kg Class An Ba-ul Fails to Defend Title for Second Consecutive Time

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Lee Ha-rim (Korea Racing Authority), the ace of the Korean men's judo 60kg category, advanced to the final of the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games and secured a silver medal.

On the 24th, Lee Ha-rim defeated Kazakhstan's Samsadin Magzan in the semifinals of the Asian Games judo 60kg category at Xiaoshan Linpu Gymnasium in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, with an uchi-mata ippon after an extended (golden score) match, advancing to the final.

He will compete against Yang Yung-wei (Taiwan) for the gold medal that afternoon.

In the men's 66kg category, An Ba-ul (Namyangju City Hall) failed to defend his Asian Games title. An Ba-ul, the gold medalist at the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games, lost by penalty after receiving three shidos against Japan's Tanaka Ryoma in the semifinals. An Ba-ul will compete against Tajikistan's Ovid Zhevov for the bronze medal.

In the women's 52kg category, Jung Ye-rin (Incheon City Hall) will also compete in the bronze medal match against Galiya Tinbayeva (Kazakhstan).

In the women's 48kg category, Lee Hye-kyung (Gwangju Metropolitan Rapid Transit Corporation) failed to advance to the final after losing by penalty with three shidos against Kazakhstan's Abiba Abuzakynova in the semifinals. According to the Korea Judo Association, Lee Hye-kyung was disqualified from participating in the bronze medal match after being judged to have intentionally struck the opponent's face during the gripping process. The national team has requested video review from the organizing committee to prove the lack of intent. If Korea's request is accepted, Lee Hye-kyung will compete against Uzbekistan's Kalimazon Kurbobova in the bronze medal match.

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