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Huh Mi-mi defies knee injury to strike Asian Games judo gold

Japanese Korean judoka Huh Mi-mi overcame a torn knee ligament to claim Korea's first judo gold at the Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026.

2026.10.2

Huh Mi-mi delivers Korea’s 1st judo gold at Asian Games

Huh Mi-mi beat Mongolia’s Terbish Ariunzaya in the women’s 57-kilogram final at the Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026.

2026.10.1

Judoka Huh Mi-mi continues unbeaten streak after winning final at Abu Dhabi Grand Slam

Judoka Huh Mi-mi extended her unbeaten streak after a triumph over Giulia Carna of Italy in the women's 57-kilogram final at the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam in the United Arab Emirates on Saturday.

2025.11.30

Huh Mi-mi of Korea reacts after winning her match against Pauline Starke of Germany for a Mixed Team match at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Aug. 3, 2024. [REUTERS/YONHAP]

Huh Mi-mi defends Universiade title, winning gold at the 2025 FISU World University Games

Huh Mi-mi successfully defended her Universiade title on Wednesday, dominating Hungary’s Rozsa Gyertyas in the women’s 57-kilogram final to take gold at the 2025 FISU World University Games in Essen, Germany.

2025.7.24

Judokas Huh Mi-mi, left, and Huh Mi-o pose with the Korean flag during an interview with the JoongAng Ilbo at the JoongAng Building in western Seoul on Feb. 15. [JOONGANG ILBO]

Olympic silver medalist Huh Mi-mi wants to compete at LA 2028 with sister Mi-o

Paris Olympic silver medalist judoka Huh Mi-mi has set her sights on winning gold at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics with her younger sister Huh Mi-o.

2024.9.3

President Yoon Suk Yeol, left, greets judoka Huh Mi-mi, an Olympic medalist, during a luncheon event for descendants of independence fighters at the Blue House in central Seoul on Wednesday, on the eve of Liberation Day. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

President Yoon pledges support for independence fighters' legacy and descendants

President Yoon Suk Yeol told descendants of independence fighters that he will work toward ensuring that the legacy of freedom fighters is properly honored, and that their relatives will also be taken care of, on Wednesday, the eve of Liberation Day.

2024.8.14

Huh Mi-mi, the judoka who won a silver medal and bronze medal at the Paris Olympics, shows her medals at the memorial altar of her great-grandfather, who was an independence activist during the 1910-1945 Japanese colonial rule, in Gunwi County in Daegu on Tuesday. [YONHAP]

'Grandpa, I earned my Olympic medals': Judoka Huh Mi-mi visits memorial altar after returning home

Olympian and judoka Huh Mi-mi, who won a silver medal and bronze medal at the Paris Olympics, visited the memorial altar of her great-grandfather, who was a Korean independence activist Huh Suk, on Tuesday in Gunwi County in Daegu.

2024.8.6

Korean judoka Huh Mi-mi poses with her silver medal at the Paris Olympics at Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris on Monday. [YONHAP]

Her grandma asked her to renounce her Japanese citizenship and compete for Korea. Now she's an Olympic medalist.

Judoka Huh Mi-mi's silver in the women’s 57-kilogram final at the Paris Olympics was Korea’s first won by a female judoka since 2016 and the ultimate prize as Huh fulfilled her grandmother’s dream to see her representing Korea at the Olympics

2024.7.29

Korea's Huh Mi-mi, right, and Mongolia's Batsuuri Nyam-Erdene compete in a mixed team bronze medal match at the Hangzhou Asian Games in Hangzhou, China on Sept. 27, 2023. [AFP/YONHAP]

Korean judo world champion Huh Mi-mi joins veterans for first Olympics

Kim Won-jin, An Ba-ul, Lee Joon-hwan, Han Ju-yeop and Kim Min-jong will compete across the men’s competition while Yoon Hyun-ji, Lee Hye-kyeong, Jung Ye-rin, Kim Ji-su, Kim Ha-yun and Huh Mi-mi will compete among the women.

2024.7.26

Judoka Huh Mi-mi poses for a photo during an interview with the JoongAng Ilbo at the JoongAng Building in western Seoul on Dec. 28 last year. [JOONGANG ILBO]

Judoka Huh Mi-mi sets sights on gold for Korea after shedding Japanese citizenship

“I decided to only keep my Korean citizenship as I wanted to show the attitude as a national team member that competes with a Taeguk mark on,” Huh said.

2024.1.30