South Korea's Jeong Bo-kyeong wins gold in women's under 48-kg judo

IANS  |  Jakarta 

South Korea's defeated Japan's in extra time in the women's under-48 kilogram final at the 2018 here on Wednesday.

World number 16 Jeong, who defeated her opponent, ranked seventh in the world, by waza-ari (the second highest score a fighter can achieve), had won the silver at the 2016 Olympics, reports news.

She is the first of the three South Koreans to compete in finals on Wednesday.

The competitions at opened on Wednesday with 14 weight divisions, seven each for men and women, as well as one mixed team event.

Third placed has grabbed 37 gold medals until now at

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First Published: Wed, August 29 2018. 18:48 IST