Boxer Im Ae-ji becomes first Korean woman to medal at Olympics and World Championships 작성일 09-11 42 목록 <div class="ab_photo photo_center "> <div class="image"> <span class="end_photo_org"><img src="https://imgnews.pstatic.net/image/640/2025/09/11/0000076591_001_20250911171615570.jpg" alt="" /><em class="img_desc">Lim Ae-ji celebrates after defeating Colombia’s Yeni Arias in the women’s 54-kilogram quarterfinal at the 2024 Paris Olympics at North Paris Arena in France, on Aug. 1, 2024. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]</em></span> <span class="mask"></span> </div> </div> <br> Boxer Im Ae-ji made history on Wednesday, becoming the first Korean woman to medal at both the Olympics and the World Championships. <br> <br> The 26-year-old defeated Brazil’s Tatiana Regina de Jesus Chagas by unanimous decision, 5-0, in the women’s 54-kilogram quarterfinal at the inaugural World Boxing Championships in Liverpool, England. <br><br>Im had already captured a bronze medal at last year’s Paris Olympics in the same weight class. She was the first Korean female boxer to win a medal in the Olympics, falling just short of the gold-medal bout after losing to Turkey’s Hatice Akbas. <br> <b> <br> </b> <br> Boxing does not hold separate bronze medal bouts, meaning both semifinal losers take home bronze.<b></b> <br> <b> </b> <br> She is now the first Korean boxer since Jo Seok-hwan — who won bronze at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and at the 2003 World Championships — to medal at both events. <br> <br> <div class="ab_photo photo_center "> <div class="image"> <span class="end_photo_org"><img src="https://imgnews.pstatic.net/image/640/2025/09/11/0000076591_002_20250911171615676.jpg" alt="" /><em class="img_desc">Lim Ae-ji competes against Turkey's Hatice Akbas in the women’s 54-kilogram semifinal bout at the 2024 Paris Olympics at North Paris Arena in France, on Aug. 4, 2024. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]</em></span> <span class="mask"></span> </div> </div> <br> Chagas was a familiar opponent. Im beat her 4-1 in the round of 16 in Paris and once again overpowered her one year later to guarantee another podium finish. <br> <br> Im beat Britain's Lauren Mackie 3-2 in the round of 16 at the World Championships. <br> <br> Im will face Huang Hsiao-wen of Taiwan in the semifinal at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday for a chance to advance to the final. <br> <br> The World Boxing Championships takes place from Sept. 4 to 14. More than 500 boxers from over 60 countries are expected to participate for the men's and women's games. Five women and seven men compete for Korea this year. <br> <br> In the women’s 60-kilogram division, Oh Yeon-ji narrowly missed the semifinals after losing to China’s Yang Chengyu, cutting short her pursuit of a third career world championship medal. <br> 관련자료 이전 '한국 탁구 간판' 장우진, 마카오 챔피언스 16강 진출 09-11 다음 안성준, 국수산맥 와일드카드 잡았다 09-11 댓글 0 등록된 댓글이 없습니다. 로그인한 회원만 댓글 등록이 가능합니다.
