Judo's Iron Mike: Chinese Athlete Bites Opponent's Arm Under Pressure

Yesterday (Oct. 1), Japan's Maeda Rin and China's Tang Jing faced off in the quarterfinals of the women's -70kg judo event at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

While Maeda was pressing Tang with a hold-down technique, she suddenly pulled her arm away and alerted the referee. Replays showed Tang biting down on Maeda's arm, and clear bite marks were left on Maeda's arm.

After inspecting Maeda's arm and reviewing the match footage, the referee panel disqualified Tang with a hansoku-make (defeat by foul). After the match, Tang declined interview requests from reporters, while Maeda won all of her remaining matches to claim the gold medal in the women's 70kg division.

(Produced and edited by Nam Ju-hyeon | Produced by Sports News Department)