Korea Judo Defeats Turkey 4-1... Mixed Team Advances to Quarterfinals [Paris Olympics]

The South Korean judo team advanced to the quarterfinals of the mixed team event at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

On the 3rd, the South Korean team defeated Turkey 4-1 in the round of 16 of the judo mixed team event held at the Champ de Mars venue in Paris, France.

On the 1st (local time), Kim Ha-yoon competed against Kayra Ozdemir of Turkey in the women's over 78kg bronze medal match in judo at the 2024 Paris Olympics held at Arena Champs de Mars in Paris, France.
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The first competitor, Heo Mimi (Gyeongbuk Sports Council) in the women's 57kg category, took the lead by scoring two waza-ari with an ude-hishigi-hiza-gatame against Tuce Vederer.

Individual competitors Ahn Ba-ul (Namyangju City Hall) in the men's 66kg and Kim Ji-soo (Gyeongbuk Sports Council) in the women's 63kg won their matches in the higher weight classes of men's 73kg and women's 70kg, respectively.

The fourth competitor, Han Ju-yeop (High1), suffered an ippon defeat in the men's 90kg category, but Kim Ha-yoon, competing in the women's over 70kg category, secured another victory against Kayra Ozdemir, whom she had defeated in the bronze medal match the previous day.

South Korea's quarterfinal opponent is France, the gold medalist in this event at the 2020 Tokyo Games.