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Huh Mi-mi, center, stands alongside descendants of independence activists in front of a Korean national flag at the entrance to an association for such descendants in Mapo District, western Seoul, on Aug. 14. [KIM JONG-HO]

Judoka Huh Mi-mi treats fellow descendants of independence activists to meal

Judoka Huh Mi-mi, who renounced her Japanese citizenship to represent Korea, treated 20 descendants of independence activists to lunch, herself being an ancestor of a freedom fighter.

2025.8.14

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

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Judoka Kim Ha-yun poses during an interview with the JoongAng Ilbo at Taereung Training Center in northern Seoul on July 4. [JOONGANG ILBO]

For Judoka Kim Ha-yun, world championship gold isn't a comeback, it's just the beginning

Kim Ha-yun showcased her skills by winning the judo world championship title this summer, just months after injury sidelined her from the national team.

2025.7.10

Judoka Lee Joon-hwan poses during an interview with the JoongAng Ilbo at Taereung Training Center in northern Seoul on May 21. [JOONGANG ILBO]

Lee Joon-hwan enters World Judo Championships as gold favorite

Lee Joon-hwan, Korea’s top-ranked men’s judoka in the 81-kilogram category, has entered the 2025 World Judo Championships in Budapest, Hungary, as the No. 1 seed and a favorite for gold.

2025.6.15

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

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

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