<Seo Bi-min (third from left) won the gold medal at the 2019 Jeju Cup International Judo Tournament in the college men’s –66kg division>
The YU judo team (Coach Lee Jung-hwa) won one gold medal and one silver medal at the 2019 Jeju Cup International Judo Tournament, once again reaffirming YU’s status as a college powerhouse in judo.
This is an international judo festival in which over 2,000 athletes from 10 countries around the world gathered to compete at the Halla Gymnasium in Jeju-do from December 9 to December 13. At this tournament Seo Bo-min (20, Department of Special Physical Education, sophomore) took first place in the college men’s –66kg division and Doh Hyoung-joon (20, Department of Special Physical Education, sophomore) won the silver medal in the –100kg division.
At the semi-finals, Seo Bo-min defeated Kim Jung-woo from Yong In University with ippon and in the finals, he won against Ham Woo-shik of the Korea National Sport University by disqualification with three shido. Doh Hyoung-joon faced off against Han Ji-hoon from the Korea National Sport University at the finals. While attempting a move against Han, he was countered and had to settle for the silver medal.
YU Judu Head Coach Lee Jung-hwa expressed his appreciation saying, “I first thought it would be difficult to win medals at this tournament as it is a huge international tournament and because only a few of our members participated due to injuries. The athletes were able to reap good results by staying focused and doing their best.” He added, “I think we ended off the year well by winning medals at an international tournament. We will do our best to perform even better and achieve more in 2020.”
