Judo's Jung Su-Jin Reveals Weigh-in Disqualification: "I Consumed Food Because I Wasn't a Target"
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The Korea Judo Association apologized regarding the disqualification of Jung Su-jin (21, Yongin University) at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games for failing to make weight on the day of the competition, and stated that it would review the national team's operational system. In a press release on the 5th, the Korea Judo Association stated, “Regarding Jung Su-jin’s personal statement concerning her failure to make weight and the allegations being …
Jeong Su-jin, a judoka in the women's 48kg class at the Asian Games, was disqualified for exceeding the limit by 100g during a random weigh-in. Jeong claims that she was notified she was subject to weigh-in after consuming food due to misinformation from the coaching staff, and she has exposed the leadership's attempts to cover up the incident and evade responsibility. The Korea Judo Association plans to verify the facts and take appropriate act…
(Nagoya=Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Kyung-yoon = South Korean national judo team member Jung Su-jin (Yongin University), who was disqualified at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games for failing to make weight on the day of the competition,...
It has been revealed that the disqualification of South Korean judo national team member Jung Su-jin (women's 48kg class) for failing to pass the random weigh-in on the day of the competition at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games was due to the fault of the head coach and coaching staff. An official from the Korea Judo Association told the JoongAng Ilbo on the 3rd, “Head Judo Jung Sung-sook and the coaching staff [regarding] the random weigh-in s…
South Korean national judo team member Jung Su-jin (Yongin University), who was disqualified for failing to make weight on the day of the competition at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, revealed that she was unable to compete due to a mistake by the coaching staff regarding who was subject to weigh-in. The head coach of the national team also immediately admitted, "It was our mistake." The Korea Judo Association plans to investigate the facts…
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