Kim Won-jin (33, Yangpyeong County Office), a member of the men’s judo team, failed to achieve his medal dream in Paris.

On the 27th (Korean time), Kim Won-jin lost to Giorgi Sardalashvili (Georgia) in the repechage match of the men’s 60kg class judo at the 2024 Paris Olympics held at the Arena Champ de Mars in Paris, France.

He gave up half of the match with a full-handed attack 1 minute and 17 seconds into the match, and lost the match again with a side-press 14 seconds later.

With this, he failed to win a medal in his third Olympic appearance.

Kim Won-jin, who had been eliminated in the quarterfinals at the 2016 Rio Games, his first Olympic appearance, lost in the bronze medal match at the 2020 Tokyo Games after a golden score (extra time). He

had hoped for a different result in Paris, but he failed to win a medal this time either.

On this day, Kim Won-jin defeated Simon Zulu (Zambia) by a one-shot (opponent’s foul loss) in the round of 32 and won a foul loss against Vallabhbhai Agayev (Azerbaijan) in the round of 16. However, he lost half of his match to Luca Mkhize (France) in the quarterfinals and also lost in the repechage match. Meanwhile, Lee Hye-kyung (Gwangju Transportation Corporation), who competed in the women’s 48kg class, was also eliminated in the round of 32, leaving Korean judo empty-handed on the first day of the competition. 파워볼사이트