Japanese Citizenship Advances to Semifinals in Judo
Heo Mi-mi, women’s 57kg class quarterfinals, half-win, 4th meeting with nemesis Lkhagvatogoogin, first win.
Judo national team member Heo Mimi (22), who gave up her Japanese citizenship and took on the Taegeuk mark, has advanced to the semifinals of the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Ranked 3rd in the world, Heo Mimi won by half a point against Lkhagvatogoogin Enkhriilen (Mongolia, ranked 13th) in the quarterfinals of the women’s 57 kg class at the competition held at the Champ de Mars Stadium in Paris, France on the 29th. 무료슬롯사이트
Lkhagvatogoogin is Heo mimi’s natural enemy, having won three matches and lost none to Heo mimi before. Heo mimi was blocked by Lkhagvatogoogin at every important juncture.
Last year and the year before, they met in the bronze medal match of the World Championships and lost, and this year, they faced each other in the final of the Asian Championships and suffered a bitter defeat.
In the semifinals, Heo mimi tried to carry her opponent from the beginning and brought the momentum to her side.
In the process, she induced her to receive two maps, putting Heo mimi in danger of losing by foul play.
There was also a crisis
With about a minute left in the match, Lkhagvatogoogin tried to kick Heo mimi while lying down.
Fortunately, Heo mimi defended well and did not fall on her back, so she did not give up half of the match.
Heo mimi continued the match complaining of pain in her abdomen where she had been hit by the foot, and with about 15 seconds left in the match, she tripped her opponent’s inner leg and knocked her backward, winning half of the match.
It seems that she has settled her natural rivalry in the most important competition.
Previously, Heo mimi had passed the round of 32 with a walkover, and in the round of 16, she won by foul play against Timna Nelson Levy (Israel, 10th).
