Hur Mimi (20 years old, 22nd in the world ranking), a Korean-Japanese judo national, won the Grand Slam competition by defeating the gold medalist at the Tokyo Olympics last year.
Hermimi beat Nora Jacoba (30 years old, world ranking 11th) of Kosovo, winner of the Tokyo Olympics, in the women's 57kg final at the 2022 International Judo Federation (IJF) Abu Dhabi Grand Slam in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE). ) At the end of a close battle, he defeated him with one press and won the gold medal.
Mimi Heo, who won her gold medal at her IJF Tbilisi Grand Slam, her international debut in June, also won the event, revealing her prospects for Korean women's judo.
Hermimi has performed well in every event she competes in this season, with her progressing to the semi-finals of the World Championships in Uzbekistan on the 8th of this month.
Born in Japan in 2002, Heo Mi-mi gave up her Japanese citizenship last year and joined the Gyeongbuk Athletic Association judo team, where she wore her Taegeuk mark during the national team selection in February of this year.
(Photo=provided by the International Judo Federation, Yonhap News)