Female Judoka Yoon Hyun-ji Fails to Reach 78kg Final... Moves to Bronze Medal Match

Player Yoon Hyun-ji. [Photo by Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Reporter Donghyun Choi] Yoon Hyun-ji (Ansan City Hall), a member of the Korean women's judo team in the 78kg category, fought well in the semifinals but failed to advance to the final.

On the 29th, Yoon Hyun-ji lost to world No. 1 Madeleine Malonga (France) in the women's judo 78kg semifinal held at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo during the Tokyo Olympics.

Yoon Hyun-ji was overwhelmed by the relatively larger physique of Malonga and received three shido (penalties), resulting in a narrow defeat. Later that afternoon, Yoon will compete against Brazil's Aguiar Meira in the bronze medal match at the same venue.