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PARIS, 5 August (BelTA — Yonhap) — Im Ae-ji takes bronze in women’s boxing
PARIS,
5 August (BelTA — Yonhap) — Im Ae-ji grabbed a bronze medal in the
women’s 54-kilogram boxing event at the Paris Olympics on Sunday, giving
South Korea its first medal ever in women’s boxing after losing her
semifinal bout.
Im couldn’t get past Hatice Akbas of Turkiye in
the semifinals at North Paris Arena in Paris on Sunday, losing by a 3-2
split decision.. There are no bronze medal bouts in Olympic boxing, and
the two losers of the semifinals each receive a bronze medal.
This was South Korea’s first boxing medal since Han Soon-chul won silver in the men’s 60kg event in 2012.
Earlier
in the day, Pang Chol-mi of North Korea was awarded the first bronze
medal in the women’s 54kg division, after losing to Chang Yuan of China
by a 3-2 decision.
Three of the five judges gave Akbas the edge
in the opening round, with the South Korean trying to stand her ground.
Im came out more aggressive early in the second round, but ended up
losing it 4-1 in judges’ scoring.
Akbas once again had a 3-2 edge for the third round and secured a split-decision victory.
