Kim Min-jong (23, Yangpyeong-gun Office), who won the first Olympic heavyweight silver medal in Korean judo history, expressed regret, saying, “Even the sky was so moved that we lacked effort to give down the gold medal.”
Kim Min-jong lost to “French Judo Hero” and 2-meter tall Teddy Linere (35) in the men’s 100-kilogram judo final at the 2024 Paris Olympics held at the Chandmars Stadium in Paris, France on the 2nd (local time). Although he missed the gold medal, Kim Min-jong became the first Korean judoka to win a silver medal.
Nonetheless, Kim blamed himself in front of reporters after the match, which made him feel sad. “I just feel so bad that I didn’t win a gold medal,” Kim said. “I think I have a lot of homework to do to say that I wrote history.” “Heaven seems to have been less moved,” Kim said. “I think I learned how to impress the sky through this competition. I will definitely do that at the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028.
Lineer, who beat Kim, is considered the world’s heaviest judoka with 11 wins, the most in history at the World Championships. He is over 2 meters tall, about 20 centimeters taller than Kim. However, Kim still has more opportunities to make better records and rewrite the history of Korean judo since he was born in 2000.
Viewers who watched the match after midnight are cheering for Kim Min-jong, who was unfortunately defeated. On Kim’s social networking sites, people are posting messages such as “The opponent’s height exceeded 2 meters,” “He did a good job of winning a silver medal,” “It’s a battle between David and Goliath.” “He lost, but he fought really well,” and “I’ll definitely win a gold medal next time.” 스포츠토토