Lee Bo-mi Wins Bronze in Women's 54kg at New MMA Event

Lee Bo-mi has won a bronze medal in mixed martial arts (MMA) at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

On the 21st, Lee lost 0-3 to Diana Pogosian of Bahrain in the women's modern 54kg semifinal held at the Inae Sports Center in Nagoya, Japan.

MMA, which has been adopted as an official sport for the first time at this event, is divided into Traditional and Modern categories based on the athletes' attire.

The key characteristic of the Traditional category is wearing a sleeveless uniform, while athletes in the Modern category wear rash guards commonly seen in standard MMA bouts.

Much like boxing, the two losing semifinalists in MMA both take home bronze medals without holding a third-place playoff.

The previous day, Lee advanced to the semifinals by defeating Lo Thi Phung of Vietnam 2-1 in the quarterfinals.

Choi Eunseok (men's modern 71kg) and Yoon Taeyoung (men's traditional 77kg), who competed alongside her, both were eliminated in the quarterfinals.

With this, the South Korean national MMA team concluded their campaign with one bronze medal.

(Photo: AP, Yonhap News)
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