Mixed Team Judo Fails to Secure Bronze Medal [Asian Games]

Finished the schedule with 1 gold, 2 silver, and 6 bronze medals

The South Korean national judo team finished 4th at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games after losing to Mongolia in the mixed team bronze medal match.

On the 27th, at the Linpu Gymnasium in Xiaoshan, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, the South Korean team composed of Kim Ha-yoon (Ansan City Hall), Han Ju-yeop (Korea Racing Authority), Kim Min-jong (Yangpyeong County Office), Heo Mi-mi (Gyeongbuk Sports Council), Han Hee-joo (KH Philux), and Lee Eun-gyeol (Yongin University) lost 1-4 to Mongolia in the mixed team bronze medal match.

On the 27th, at the Linpu Gymnasium in Xiaoshan, Hangzhou, during the Hangzhou Asian Games mixed team judo quarterfinal match between Korea and Kazakhstan, Han Hee-ju is facing Anastasia Mayakova.
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The first player Han Ju-yeop was defeated by half-point by Oddku Chechenkel, followed by Heo Mi-mi and Lee Eun-gyeol who also lost by half-point and withdrew. Afterwards, the fourth player Han Hee-joo won decisively by ippon against Mongolia’s Batshur, but the fifth player Lee Seung-ho was defeated by half-point, resulting in failure to secure the bronze medal.

South Korean judo won a total of 9 medals (1 gold, 2 silver, 6 bronze) at this competition. Kim Ha-yoon (Ansan City Hall) won gold in the women's over 78kg category, while Lee Jun-hwan (Yongin University) in the men's under 81kg category and Lee Ha-rim (Korea Racing Authority) in the men's under 60kg category each took silver medals.

Additionally, bronze medals were won by Jung Ye-rin (Korean Judo Association) in the women's under 52kg category, Park Eun-song (Donghae City Hall) in the women's under 57kg category, Kim Ji-jung (Suncheon City Hall) in the women's under 68kg category, Yoon Hyun-ji (Ansan City Hall) in the women's under 78kg category, Ahn Ba-ul (Namyangju City Hall) in the men's under 66kg category, and Kim Min-jong (Yangpyeong County Office) in the men's over 100kg category.

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