the heaviest weight in judo, beat the son of a Japanese judo hero and won a silver medal at the 2023 International Judo Federation (IJF) Tokyo Grand Slam.
Minjong Kim defeated Tatsuru Saito (21), Japan's heaviest heavyweight, in the semifinals of the men's over 100kg class held in Tokyo, Japan today (3rd) in a single bout using half the walk and half press.
Minjong Kim, who entered this tournament with his hair shaved white, dominated his opponents without hesitation. 카지노사이트
After passing the first round by default, he won all rounds from the second to fourth rounds.
Kim Min-jong, who reached the semifinals, continued his momentum by defeating Saito in one round, ignoring the one-sided cheering of the Japanese audience.
However, the last hurdle could not be overcome.
In the final, Minjong Kim gave up a round of back kicks to 2020 Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist Tamerlan Basayev (an individual neutral athlete from Russia), putting him on his knees.
Saito is the son of Japanese judo hero Hitoshi Saito, who won two consecutive gold medals at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics and the 1988 Seoul Olympics, and is a player for whom the Japanese judo world has high expectations.
He won a silver medal at last year's World Championships and is ranked 5th in the world this season.
Minjong Kim is ranked 14th.
In the women's 78kg class held on the same day, Hyunji Yoon (Ansan City Hall) won a bronze medal.
Hyunji Yoon lost to Japan's Rika Takayama in the third round, giving up half of the band twist and half of the push, but defeated Japan's Shori Hamada in a thigh hang in the loser's match to advance to the bronze medal match.
He won the match against Mami Umeki of Japan, the winner of the 2015 World Championships, by getting two half-steps on the inside heel and climbed to the podium.