[ASIAN GAMES] S. Korea's Huh Mimi wins gold in women's judo

South Korea's Huh Mimi won the women’s -57-kilogram judo gold at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, giving her country its first judo gold at the ongoing competition. She beat Mongolia’s Terbish Ariunzaya in the final at Aichi International Arena. It was Huh’s first Asian Games appearance.

Huh scored the decisive yuko with a back-throw 12 seconds after the final began.

Bronze medals went to Japan’s Mio Shirakane and North Korea’s Kim Hyon-a.

Huh, 21, was born in Tokyo and began representing South Korea in 2021.

She had won silver at the Paris Summer Olympics before taking Asian Games gold.

Lee Joon-hwan won bronze in the men’s -81-kilogram event after defeating Iran’s Elyas Parhizgar by ippon.

Published Oct 1, 2026 5:48 pm KST

Updated Oct 1, 2026 7:44 pm KST

South Korea's Huh Mimi receives her medal during the ceremony. Huh won the gold medal in the women's -57-kilogram judo at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games at Aichi International Arena in Nagoya, central Japan, Thursday. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk

NAGOYA, Japan — South Korea's Huh Mimi won the gold medal in the women's -57-kilogram judo event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, giving her country its first judo gold at the ongoing competition.

Huh beat Terbish Ariunzaya of Mongolia by a yuko in the event's final held at Aichi International Arena in Nogoya, central Japan.

She stood on the top of the podium in her first Asian Games appearance. It is South Korea's first judo gold medal at the ongoing competition.

Bronze medals were shared by Mio Shirakane of Japan and Kim Hyon-a of North Korea.

In the final, Huh earned a yuko, the smallest point awarded in judo, through a back-throw just 12 seconds after the competition started.

South Korea's Huh Mimi (in blue) competes against Mongolia's Terbish Ariunzaya during the final of the women's -57-kilogram judo at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games at Aichi International Arena in Nagoya, central Japan, Thursday. Korea Times photo by Choi Won-suk

She tried a couple of ground and hand-throwing techniques, but failed to earn points. Despite a shido, or yellow card, she successfully used the remaining time to seal the victory.

Huh, 21, was born in Tokyo to a Korean father and a Japanese mother. She competed for Japan earlier in her career but began representing South Korea in 2021 to honor a dying wish of her grandmother.

Huh is also a descendant of a Korean independence fighter from the Japanese colonial period.

Since winning silver at the Paris Summer Olympics, she has now won the gold medal in her Asian Games debut.

In the men's -81-kilogram event, Lee Joon-hwan won the bronze medal after defeating Elyas Parhizgar of Iran by an ippon (a full point) in the bronze medal match.

He lost to Sotaro Fujiwara of Japan by a waza-ari (a half point) in the semifinals and dropped to the bronze medal decider. The Japanese judoka won the gold medal in the event.

韩国选手许美美在日本名古屋举行的爱知-名古屋亚运会女子柔道57公斤级比赛中夺得金牌，为韩国赢得了本届亚运会的首枚柔道金牌。她在爱知国际体育馆举行的决赛中击败了蒙古选手特比什·阿里恩扎亚。这是许美美首次参加亚运会。

决赛开始 12 秒后，许以反手投篮得分，拿下制胜分。

日本选手白金美绪和朝鲜选手金贤娥获得铜牌。

21岁的许（Huh）出生于东京，于2021年开始代表韩国参赛。

她曾在巴黎夏季奥运会上获得银牌，之后又在亚运会上夺得金牌。

李俊焕在男子-81公斤级比赛中以一本击败伊朗选手埃利亚斯·帕尔希兹加尔，获得铜牌。

发布于2026年10月1日下午5:48（韩国标准时间）

更新于2026年10月1日晚上7:44（韩国标准时间）

韩国选手许美美在颁奖仪式上领取奖牌。许美美在周四于日本中部名古屋市爱知国际体育馆举行的爱知-名古屋亚运会女子57公斤级柔道比赛中获得金牌。（韩国时报 崔元硕 摄）

日本名古屋——韩国选手许美美在爱知-名古屋亚运会女子57公斤级柔道比赛中获得金牌，为韩国赢得了本届亚运会柔道项目的第一枚金牌。

在日本中部野古屋爱知国际竞技场举行的决赛中，许以优子击败了蒙古选手特比什·阿留扎亚。

在她首次参加亚运会就站上了最高领奖台。这是韩国在本届亚运会上获得的首枚柔道金牌。

日本选手白金美绪和朝鲜选手金贤娥并列获得铜牌。

在决赛中，胡在比赛开始仅 12 秒后就通过一个背摔获得了一个有效分（柔道中最小的分数）。

周四，在位于日本中部名古屋市爱知国际体育馆举行的爱知-名古屋亚运会女子柔道-57公斤级决赛中，韩国选手许美美（蓝色球衣）与蒙古选手特比什·阿伦扎亚展开激烈角逐。（韩国时报 崔元硕 摄）

她尝试了几种地面和手部摔法，但都没能得分。尽管被出示了一张指导牌（黄牌），她还是成功地利用剩余时间锁定了胜局。

21岁的许冠文出生于东京，父亲是韩国人，母亲是日本人。她职业生涯早期代表日本参赛，但为了完成祖母的遗愿，于2021年开始代表韩国参赛。

许先生也是日本殖民时期韩国独立运动人士的后裔。

自从在巴黎夏季奥运会上获得银牌以来，她现在又在首次参加亚运会就获得了金牌。

在男子-81公斤级比赛中，李俊焕在铜牌争夺战中以一本（一分）击败伊朗选手埃利亚斯·帕尔希兹加尔，获得铜牌。

他在半决赛中以一个技有（0.5分）之差负于日本选手藤原宗太郎，最终进入铜牌争夺战。日本柔道选手藤原宗太郎最终获得该项目的金牌。