Judo athlete Han Juyeop loses in repechage match... fails to win bronze medal [Paris Olympics]

Han Juyeop (High1) from Korea failed to secure a medal in his first Olympic appearance in judo.

On the 31st (local time), Han Juyeop lost by ippon to Brazil's Raphael Macedo (world No. 11) in the men's 90kg repechage round at the 2024 Paris Olympics judo event held at the Champ de Mars venue in Paris, France.

Han Juyeop, who competed in the men's 90kg judo quarterfinals at the 2024 Paris Olympics, is competing against Brazil's Raphael Macedo in the repechage match held on the 31st (local time) at Paris Arena Champs de Mars in France. [Image source=Yonhap News]

Han Juyeop raised his momentum by attempting attacks early in the match, but conceded waza-ari after 1 minute and 44 seconds due to a leg sweep. Later, with 38 seconds remaining in the match, he was defeated by an uchi-mata counter throw.

Earlier, Han Juyeop was defeated by ippon by Georgia's world No. 1 Lasha Bekauri in the quarterfinals, which ended his chance to advance to the semifinals and sent him to the repechage. Had he defeated Macedo, he could have secured a ticket to the bronze medal match, but he lost by ippon.