Friday, 9 April 2021
South Korea claimed the final gold medal of the Asia-Oceania Judo Championships in Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan with victory in the mixed team event.
Meeting them in the gold-medal match were Kazakhstan.
In the opening bout Kim Ji-su gave South Korea the lead with an ippon win over Sevara Nishanbayeva in the women s under-57-kilogram category, before Zhansay Smagulov levelled the score with an ippon victory of his own against Kim Lim-hwan in the men s under-73kg.
Zere Bektaskyzy then gave Kazakhstan the lead, emerging victorious after a four-minute stalemate and three-and-a-half minutes of golden score against Kim Seong-yeon in the women s under-70kg.