As soon as the championship was confirmed, I lifted my right hand. I stretched my thumb and pinky and shook vigorously from side to side. Professional baseball Lotte Giants is also known as ‘Promise Ceremony’. “It’s a movement that means Lotte’s autumn baseball appointment. I am a Lotte fan. I wanted to stand at the top and show this ceremony. After winning the Korean Series in 1992, it is more than anyone else’s support for Lotte, which has been unrelated for 33 years.
Lotte won 18-20 days. Did that energy reached? On the 20th (Korea time), Kim Ha -yun (5th in the world rankings, Ansan City Hall), who participated in the 2025 International Judo Federation (IJF) World Championships held in Budapest, Hungary, won the gold medal. Kim Ha -yun’s first gold medal in the world championship and a gold medal that came out 34 years after Moon Ji -yoon in 1991. It was a longer guided drought than the Lotte win. “I’ve been ranked 3rd and 5th at the world championship. I wanted to be the first place, but I am happy to be able to achieve this time.”
Kim Ha -yun showed a strong face in a big competition. At the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games held in 2023, the only gold vein was made in all men and women. At the 2024 Paris Olympics, the Korean Judo Women’s best -ranked medal was won in 24 years since Kim Sun -young (bronze medal) in 2000. In this world championship, the gold medal is the only gold medal in the Korean men’s and women’s solo exhibition (gold 1, Dong 3). The medal color is not important, but it still means at the top.
“I think it’s the same international game and play in the game. It seems to be helpful not to be very nervous.” I am not satisfied with the modifier of ‘○ years’. “It’s not the first (laughs).
Kim Ha -yun’s world championship gold medal is symbolic in that he washed his concerns and showed his health. Kim Ha -yun was not in good condition due to his left knee injury after the Paris Olympics. Last December, the Grand Slam in Tokyo and the Grand Slam in Paris in February were 5th. “I’m doing reinforcement while rehabilitation,” he said.
While he was injured, Lee Hyun -ji (world 4th, Namnyeonggo) came up scary. The two faced the quarter -finals, and Lee Hyun -ji won the bronze medal at the first world championship. Kim Ha -yun said, “The junior’s growth is glad and happy.” “The appearance of rivals means that the future is bright. I hope more players will appear and play.”
Tomorrow’s sun rises again. Kim Ha -yun will start quenching again on the 25th for the universiade competition next month.
By Nam Ji -eun, reporter myviollet@hani.co.kr