[National Sports Festival] Judo Heo Mimi wins the women’s general division 57kg class… Achieved 5 consecutive wins

(Jeju = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Kyung-yoon = 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games gold medalist Heo Mimi (Gyeongbuk Sports Council) achieved her 5th consecutive victory in the National Sports Festival.

Heo Mimi won the gold medal by defeating Kim Joo-hee in one round in the women's 57kg gold final of the 107th National Sports Festival held at Namnyeong High School Gymnasium in Jeju Island on the 17th.

Heo Mimi, who has won a gold medal every year since winning her first National Sports Festival in 2022, has achieved a milestone of winning for five consecutive years.

Heo Mimi, who won by forfeit in the first round, defeated Park Da-sol in the quarterfinals with a single press 1 minute and 9 seconds into the match.

In the semifinals against Lee Jae-ran, he won by scoring a half throw with 19 seconds left in regular time.

Mimi Heo is a Korean-Japanese born to a Korean father and a Japanese mother, and chose Korean nationality according to her grandmother's will, which stated that she wanted to see her play as a Korean player in 2021.

Heo Mimi, the fifth-generation descendant of independence activist Heo Seok, won a gold medal at the 2024 International Judo Federation (IJF) World Championships and a silver medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Afterwards, he underwent shoulder surgery and was unable to participate in many international competitions, which resulted in a decrease in his senses in practice. However, he won his first Asian Games gold medal in Nagoya, Japan.