Female Judoka Yoon Hyun-ji Advances to 78kg Quarterfinals

Player Yoon Hyun-ji. (Photo by Tokyo Olympics official website capture)

[Asia Economy Reporter Donghyun Choi] Yoon Hyun-ji (Ansan City Hall), representing the South Korean women's judo team in the 78kg category, secured a win by ippon and advanced to the quarterfinals.

On the 29th, at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, during the Tokyo Olympics women's judo 78kg round of 16 match against Natalie Powell (United Kingdom), Yoon scored two waza-ari to achieve an ippon victory.

She earned the first waza-ari just 17 seconds after the match started with a thigh wrap throw. Then, with 1 minute and 24 seconds remaining, she scored another waza-ari with a back throw, securing the ippon win.

Yoon also recorded an ippon victory in the round of 32 against Nipheli Papadakis (United States) by scoring two waza-ari.