Heo Mi-mi Wins Gold in Japan Where She Grew Up, Breaks Down in Tears After Dominating First Match in 28 Seconds

Heo Mi-mi won the gold medal in the women's 57kg judo event at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

After winning her round of 16 match by ippon in just 28 seconds, Heo advanced to the final by securing another ippon win via hold-down in the quarterfinals and a victory by penalty in the semifinals.

Defeating Ariunzaya Terbish of Mongolia in the final, Heo claimed the top of the podium in her first-ever Asian Games individual event.

Sports Mug brings you the golden march of Heo Mi-mi, who shed tears of joy after clinching the gold medal.

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