Kim Min-gyu Defeats Song Tae-mu to Win Bronze in Men's 85kg Jiu-Jitsu

Kim Min-gyu (Korea Jiu-Jitsu Association) emerged victorious in the men's 85kg bronze medal match, which was an all-Korean showdown within the national jiu-jitsu team.

Kim defeated national teammate Song Tae-mu (Korea Jiu-Jitsu Association) 3-2 in a close contest in the men's 85kg bronze medal match at the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, Japan, today (October 3), at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

Song fought back by securing one 2-point technique and one advantage, but Kim held on to his 1-point lead until the end by successfully executing one 3-point technique and one advantage.

Following the previous day's matchup in the 77kg category (Park Jae-won and Ku Bon-chul), another head-to-head battle between South Korean athletes concluded with Kim taking home the bronze medal.

With this result, South Korean jiu-jitsu wrapped up the tournament with two silver medals and four bronze medals.

(Photo courtesy of Korean Sport & Olympic Committee, Yonhap News)
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