Judoka Sagi Muki loses to South Korea’s Lee Joon-hwan

Amy Spiro is a reporter and writer with The Times of Israel

South Korea's Lee Joon-hwan and Israel's Sagi Muki (blue) compete in the judo men's -81kg round of 16 bout at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Champ-de-Mars Arena, in Paris, ,July 30, 2024. (Jack Guez/AFP)
South Korea's Lee Joon-hwan and Israel's Sagi Muki (blue) compete in the judo men's -81kg round of 16 bout at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Champ-de-Mars Arena, in Paris, ,July 30, 2024. (Jack Guez/AFP)

Israeli judoka Sagi Muki loses to South Korea’s Lee Joon-hwan — ranked 3rd in the world — in the men’s under-81kg weight class, ending his individual Olympic run.

Muki, making his third Olympic appearance, is expected to take part in the mixed-team judo competition on Saturday.

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