South Korea's national boxing team's Im Ae-ji is engaged in a fierce match with Turkey's Hattis Akbas in the women's 54kg semifinals held at the North Paris Arena in Paris, France on the afternoon of the 4th (Korean time).
The first Olympic medal for Korean women's boxing, won by Im Ae-ji (25), has been confirmed as a bronze medal.
Im Ae-ji (25), the star of women's boxing, lost to Hatise Akbashi (23, Turkey) 2-3 (28-29, 27-30, 29-28, 27-30, 29-28) in the semifinals of the women's 54kg class at the Paris Olympics held at the Paris North Arena in France on the 4th. Im Ae-ji's Olympic journey, where she had secured a bronze medal by defeating Colombia's Yeni Arias in the quarterfinals on the 2nd, has also come to an end. Olympic boxing does not hold a separate match for 3rd place, but instead awards bronze medals to both boxers who lose in the semifinals.
Im Ae-ji struggled against Akbashi, who is a southpaw (left-handed) and an outboxer like herself, but is 7cm taller. Im Ae-ji moved diligently with quick steps and tried to exploit her opponent's openings, but Akbash, who had a long reach, blocked Im Ae-ji's attacks and continued to dominate the match. Akbash would sometimes lower her guard and stick her face out toward Im Ae-ji, and when Im Ae-ji attempted to attack, she would quickly extend her long arms and counterattack, earning points. From the first round, three out of five judges gave Akbash high scores, and Akbash's dominance continued throughout the match. Immediately after the match, Im Ae-ji approached the opposing coach, greeted him, hugged her opponent, and acknowledged the match cleanly.
Although she lost in the semifinals, Im Ae-ji saved the pride of Korean boxing at the Paris Olympics. Korea won an Olympic medal for the first time in 12 years since Han Soon-chul (40), the national boxing team coach, won a silver medal at the 2012 London Games. In addition, in women's boxing, which became an official event at the 2012 London Games, Korea only won an Olympic ticket at the 2021 Tokyo Games. At that time, Im Ae-ji and Oh Yeon-ji (34) participated, but both were eliminated in the first round and did not win. 바카라사이트
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