Asian Judo Championships: Taiwanese Female Judokas Yuan Pei-Chun and Liao Yu-Jung Fail to Secure Bronze
At the Asian Judo Championships in China, Taiwanese female athletes Yuan Pei-Chun and Liao Yu-Jung both reached the bronze medal matches through the repechage but ultimately suffered defeats, missing out on medals.
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(Central News Agency reporter Li Chien-chung, Taipei, 17th) At the Asian Judo Championships held in China, Taiwanese female judokas Yuan Pei-Chun and Liao Yu-Jung competed separately. Unfortunately, after both fell into the repechage, they still suffered defeats in their crucial bronze medal matches, missing the chance to add more medals for the Taiwanese delegation.
On the first day of the Asian Judo Championships, "Judo Heartthrob" Yang Yung-Wei won silver in the men's 60kg category. Today, the second day of the tournament, Yuan Pei-Chun competed in the women's 63kg category, and Liao Yu-Jung competed in the women's 70kg category.
In the first round, Yuan Pei-Chun faced China's Zhang Wen. The two battled until the second minute of golden score (overtime), when her opponent lost by receiving a third penalty (shido), allowing Yuan Pei-Chun to advance. However, in the quarterfinals, she encountered Kim Ji-su of South Korea, a bronze medalist from the previous Asian Championships. After a grueling 3 minutes and 13 seconds, she was defeated by her opponent using a grappling hold (osaekomi-waza).
Falling into the repechage, Yuan Pei-Chun fought an Indian opponent in her first match, battling until 2 minutes and 52 seconds of golden score, where her opponent also lost by receiving a third penalty. Subsequently, in the crucial bronze medal match against Esmigul Kuyulova of Kazakhstan, a bronze medalist from the previous Asian Games, the match only lasted 1 minute and 06 seconds before her opponent scored an "Ippon," leaving Yuan Pei-Chun without a medal.
As for Liao Yu-Jung, who won a bronze medal at the Tashkent Judo Grand Slam a year ago, she had a bye in the first round today. She then lost to a Mongolian athlete in the quarterfinals and entered the repechage.
In her first repechage match, Liao Yu-Jung defeated China's Tang Jing, a silver medalist at the Hangzhou Asian Games, by scoring a "Yuko" (effective), successfully earning a chance to fight for the bronze medal.
Unfortunately, Liao Yu-Jung couldn't keep up the momentum. In the crucial repechage bronze medal match, after the end of the 4-minute regulation time, although she scored a "Yuko" (effective), her opponent Khurshida Razzokberdieva from Uzbekistan obtained a "Waza-ari" (half win), so Liao Yu-Jung also missed out on a medal, suffering her second consecutive loss against this opponent. 1150417
On the first day of the Asian Judo Championships, "Judo Heartthrob" Yang Yung-Wei won silver in the men's 60kg category. Today, the second day of the tournament, Yuan Pei-Chun competed in the women's 63kg category, and Liao Yu-Jung competed in the women's 70kg category.
In the first round, Yuan Pei-Chun faced China's Zhang Wen. The two battled until the second minute of golden score (overtime), when her opponent lost by receiving a third penalty (shido), allowing Yuan Pei-Chun to advance. However, in the quarterfinals, she encountered Kim Ji-su of South Korea, a bronze medalist from the previous Asian Championships. After a grueling 3 minutes and 13 seconds, she was defeated by her opponent using a grappling hold (osaekomi-waza).
Falling into the repechage, Yuan Pei-Chun fought an Indian opponent in her first match, battling until 2 minutes and 52 seconds of golden score, where her opponent also lost by receiving a third penalty. Subsequently, in the crucial bronze medal match against Esmigul Kuyulova of Kazakhstan, a bronze medalist from the previous Asian Games, the match only lasted 1 minute and 06 seconds before her opponent scored an "Ippon," leaving Yuan Pei-Chun without a medal.
As for Liao Yu-Jung, who won a bronze medal at the Tashkent Judo Grand Slam a year ago, she had a bye in the first round today. She then lost to a Mongolian athlete in the quarterfinals and entered the repechage.
In her first repechage match, Liao Yu-Jung defeated China's Tang Jing, a silver medalist at the Hangzhou Asian Games, by scoring a "Yuko" (effective), successfully earning a chance to fight for the bronze medal.
Unfortunately, Liao Yu-Jung couldn't keep up the momentum. In the crucial repechage bronze medal match, after the end of the 4-minute regulation time, although she scored a "Yuko" (effective), her opponent Khurshida Razzokberdieva from Uzbekistan obtained a "Waza-ari" (half win), so Liao Yu-Jung also missed out on a medal, suffering her second consecutive loss against this opponent. 1150417