2024-07-30 03:07:57
While Heo Mimi (22, Gyeongbuk Sports Council), who chose the Taegeuk mark instead of the Rising Sun Flag, unfortunately lost in the final of the women’s 57 kg class judo event at the 2024 Paris Olympics, the winner, Christa Deguchi (29, Canada), opened up about the judging, saying, “It’s something that needs to change for judo.”
In the final held on the 30th at the Arena Champs de Mars in Paris, France, world number 3 Hermimi lost to world number 1 Deguchi by foul play after a close match that lasted 6 minutes and 35 seconds and went into golden score (extra time). In judo, if a player receives three “jido” (yellow cards), the match ends in a foul loss.
During the 4 minutes of regulation time, Hermimi received 2 maps and Deguchi received 1 map. The game went into overtime. Deguchi received his second map at 1 minute and 48 seconds into overtime. Then, at 2 minutes and 35 seconds into overtime, Hermimi received another map, and the game was decided.
The referee ruled that Hermi had ‘fake attack’ when she had no real intention of attacking. When you ‘defense attack’ to avoid an unfavorable situation, you are taught to fake attack.
Deguchi, who took home the gold medal, pointed out the ambiguity of the fake attack decision at a press conference held after the awards ceremony that day. According to an interview posted on ‘My Info’, the official information provider site of the organizing committee of the competition, Deguchi started off by saying, “It’s a very difficult question” when asked about the decision in the final.
He replied, “I have nothing to say about the map judgment, but it needs to change for the next step in judo.” He added, “Judo has changed a lot in the past three years, but I think it needs to change for judo to take the next step.”
Jo Gu-ham, a commentator on SBS and a former national judo team member, found the referee’s decision questionable. Commissioner Jo said, “We need to give Deguchi some guidance. Deguchi is intentionally blocking the right collar. This is a foul.” He also said, “Why are we giving guidance to Heo Mi-mi? Heo Mi-mi is more aggressive.”
Kim Mi-jung, the head coach of the Korean women’s judo team, also explained, “She wasn’t trying to do a fake attack. I think the referee made that decision because her original technique is to do it while sitting down.” She continued, “She didn’t just sit down at the end and stay still; she kept getting up and attacking.”
He also expressed regret, saying, “I think the third map can be different depending on the perspective. I wonder what it would have been like if we had been coached together, when the Canadian player was barely able to attack.”
Reporter Lee Hye-won, Donga.com [email protected]
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