[Asian Games] Gu Boncheol Wins Gold Medal in Men's 77kg Jujitsu

Jujitsu national representative Gu Boncheol (26) won the gold medal at the Hangzhou Asian Games on the 6th.

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On the day, Gu Boncheol defeated Bahrain's Abdullah Munfaredi with an advantage score of 4-1 in the men's 77kg jujitsu final held at the Xiaoshan Linpu Gymnasium in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China. He earned 1 advantage point with 4 minutes and 31 seconds remaining in the match and added 2 more advantage points with ground techniques.

With 4 minutes and 8 seconds left in the match, Gu Boncheol suffered a nosebleed due to his opponent's rough play but resumed the match after stopping the bleeding. Both athletes exchanged one penalty each with 2 minutes and 30 seconds remaining. Although he conceded 1 advantage point to his opponent, he gained another advantage point with 1 minute and 37 seconds left. The intense match continued until the end with both players exchanging one more penalty each.

This is the first time a Korean jujitsu athlete has won a gold medal in this competition. Jujitsu was adopted as an official event at the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games, where Korea won one gold and one bronze medal.

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