Judo's Yoon Hyun-ji loses by ippon in round of 16... Took half the points but was overturned [Paris Olympics]

Yoon Hyun-ji (30, Ansan City Hall), a member of the Korean national judo team, suffered a disappointing defeat in the round of 16 at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Ranked 18th in the world, Yoon fought a close match against Ma Zhenzhao (China), ranked 5th globally, in the women's 78kg round of 16 held on the 1st at the Champ de Mars arena in Paris, France, but lost by ippon.

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The first to gain the upper hand was Yoon Hyun-ji. At 1 minute and 11 seconds into the match, she scored a waza-ari with a thigh trip.

If the regular time (4 minutes) had ended then, Yoon would have won, but Ma Zhenzhao scored an ippon with a morote seoi nage with 1 minute and 21 seconds remaining. Ma inserted her hand over Yoon's shoulder to grip her back, causing Yoon to lose balance and fall backward.

Yoon Hyun-ji, captain of the women's judo team, announced her intention to retire from the national team after this Olympics. Previously, she won a bronze medal at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games held in September last year.

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