[Asian Games] Wrestling Stars Kim Hyun-woo and Ryu Han-su Fail to Secure Gold

Defeated Easily by Iranian Players

South Korea's wrestling stars Kim Hyun-woo and Ryu Han-su (both from Samsung Life Insurance) saw their quest for gold medals at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games come to an end. On the 4th, at the Lin'an Sports Culture and Exhibition Center in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, Kim Hyun-woo lost 3-9 in the first round round of 16 in the men's Greco-Roman 77kg category to Amin Kabiyani Nejad (Iran). In the first period, he earned 3 points from his opponent's foul and a lateral roll, but conceded 8 points after allowing three consecutive techniques. In the second period, he failed to score and conceded 1 point, resulting in defeat.

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Ryu Han-su, who was aiming for a third consecutive Asian Games gold in the men's Greco-Roman 67kg category, also faced disappointment. In the quarterfinals, he lost 0-9 to Danial Sorabi (Iran) by technical fall in the first period. In Greco-Roman wrestling, the match ends immediately if the point difference reaches 9 or more. Although he had prepared intensively for this tournament as his retirement stage, he unfortunately could not achieve his goal. Both athletes can only enter the repechage if their opponents advance to the finals. While they can still contend for a bronze medal at best, reaching the final is out of reach.

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Jung Han-jae (Suwon City Hall), a medal contender in the men's Greco-Roman 60kg category, also failed to secure a gold medal. In the quarterfinals, he lost 0-9 by technical fall in the second period to world number one Zholaman Sharshenbekov (Kyrgyzstan). He too can only compete in the repechage if Sharshenbekov advances to the final.

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