Judoka Wins Asian Games Gold After Honouring Dying Grandmother's Wish
Huh Mimi earned South Korea's first judo gold at the competition after beating Mongolia's Ariunzaya Terbish by a yuko in a close women's -57kg final.
- South Korean judoka Huh Mimi won the women's 57kg gold medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, defeating Mongolia's Ariunzaya Terbish at Aichi International Arena on Thursday.
- To fulfill her late grandmother's dying wish, Huh switched from representing Japan to South Korea, honoring her heritage as a descendant of a Korean independence fighter from the colonial period.
- In a close final, the 23-year-old defeated Terbish by a yuko, stating, "There was a lot of pressure and expectation, and I could really feel the weight of it."
- This victory marks South Korea's first judo gold medal at the competition, while Japan's Mio Shirakane and North Korea's Kim Hyon-a shared the bronze medals.
- After competing at the Paris Olympics, Huh described her path to this gold as "a long and difficult journey," reflecting on the pressure and support she received throughout her career transition.
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Judoka wins Asian Games gold after honouring dying grandmother's wish
The Olympic silver medallist, who was born to a Korean father and a Japanese mother and represented Japan until 2021, beat Mongolia's Ariunzaya Terbish to win the women's under-57kg final. Huh is the descendent of a Korean independence fighter from the Japanese colonial period and her grandmother's final wish was for her granddaughter to compete under the South Korean flag. Huh said it had been "a long and difficult journey" after winning gold i…
[OSEN=Nagoya (Japan), Reporter Park Jun-hyung] On the 1st, the women's 57kg judo final match between South Korea's Heo Mi-mi and Mongolia's Terbish Ariunjaya took place at the Aichi International Arena in Nagoya, Japan, for the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. Heo Mi-mi is a "Korean resident in Japan" born to a Korean father and a Japanese mother. Although she held dual citizenship, in 2021, her grandmother, who said, "I want to see you compete as…
A third-generation Zainichi Korean athlete, a descendant of a national independence activist, sang the national anthem after winning a gold medal at the Asian Games held in Japan. South Korea's top female judo athlete, Heo Mi-mi (24), won the gold medal in the women's 57kg final at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games held at the Aichi International Stadium in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan on the 1st.
(Nagoya=Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Kyung-yoon = Heo Mi-mi (Gyeongbuk Sports Association), a Korean resident in Japan and descendant of independence activist Heo Seok, will win a gold medal at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games...
“Before this competition, I vowed to win a gold medal and honor my grandmother’s memory, and I am happy to have kept that promise.” Immediately after reaching the pinnacle of Asian women’s judo in Japan, the birthplace of judo, the person Heo Mi-mi (24, Gyeongbuk Sports Association), the face of Korean women’s judo, thought of was her grandmother, who passed away five years ago. She had gritted her teeth and devoted herself to training through a…
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