Victory with the special skill of leg kicking
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The Korean judo team Kim Ji-soo (Gyeongbuk Sports Council) has advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2024 Paris Olympics.
World No. 16 Kim Ji-soo won a half-point victory over world No. 1 Joanna van Rischaud (Netherlands) in the women’s 63kg class round of 16 held at the Champ de Mars Stadium in Paris, France on the 30th (Korean time).
After exchanging two points with van Rischaud after the start of the match, Kim Ji-soo took down her opponent in the final minutes. With 16 seconds left, she won a half-point with her specialty, the leg-hold.
Kim Ji-soo, a third-generation Zainichi Korean, became the first Zainichi Korean female athlete to wear the Taegeuk mark in 2020 and has been active as a member of the Korean national judo team. She
competed in the women’s 57 kg class at the 2020 Tokyo Games and was eliminated in the round of 16, but with this win, she will advance to the quarterfinals of the Olympics.
Lee Jun-hwan (Yongin University), who advanced to the round of 32 of the men’s 81 kg class at the Paris Olympics, defeated Achraf Muti (Morocco) with a half-win in the thigh-hold and advanced to the round of 16. 파워볼사이트