Unsportsmanlike Behavior at the 19th Asian Games: The Incident in Women’s Judo

This project looks back on impressive events in the sports world in 2023 with hit articles from “THE DIGEST”. This time, we will take a look at an “incident” that occurred during women’s judo at the Asian Games.

A South Korean athlete committed an incredibly unsportsmanlike act during the semi-finals of the women’s 48 kg judo class at the 19th Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China, and her behavior sparked widespread criticism.

Article first published: September 25, 2023

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On September 24, Japan’s Natsumi Tsunoda won the gold medal in the women’s judo 48kg category at the 19th Asian Games being held in Hangzhou, China. She became the first Japanese athlete to win a gold medal at this tournament, but an unexpected accident occurred during the match held prior to the final. South Korea’s Lee Hye-kyung and Kazakhstan’s Aviva Abujakinova will face off in the semi-finals. The former player repeatedly displayed unsportsmanlike behavior and ended up losing the match, but the players, unsatisfied with the result, remained on the tatami mats even after the match and showed their dissatisfaction.

The match was temporarily halted at the 1:30 mark when Lee’s right hand went into Abujakinova’s jaw during a grappling fight. Lee apologized to Abujakinova who was hurt. After that, the match continued, but when it reached the golden score (overtime), Lee again did the same thing and hit Abujakinova’s left cheek in a fierce battle. After a brief stoppage, Lee was given a third instruction for unsportsmanlike conduct and lost an ippon.

Abujakinova, who showed painful bleeding under her left eye, asked her opponent Lee to shake his hand after the match, but Lee stood there looking unconvinced. While his coach also loudly expressed his dissatisfaction, Lee finally sat down to protest, but was finally able to get off the tatami floor after being urged by the referee.

This series of events was reported by several media outlets, including Sina News, a media outlet in China, where the event was held, and South China Morning Post, an English-language media outlet in Hong Kong. He was defeated by slapping his opponent.” Local Chinese internet users flooded with criticism, with comments such as “This is so despicable,” “What kind of competition is this?” “It’s dirty, so dirty!” and “Is that normal in Korea?”

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[Image]There is a painful bleeding mark under the left eye!Abujakinova after the semi-final match against Lee Hye-kyung

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