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Lee Bo-mi wins bronze in mixed martial arts' debut

Summary by The Korea Times
Lee Bo-mi claimed bronze in women's mixed martial arts (MMA) in the sport's Asian Games debut Monday. In the semifinals of the women's modern -54 kilogram event, the 27-year-old South Korean fighter lost to Diana Pogosian of Bahrain 3-0. With no bronze medal bouts, all losers of the semifinals receive bronze medals here. MMA is making its first Asian Games appearance at Nagoya City Inae Sports Center in Nagoya, central Japan. Lee's competition b…

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Whenever she contemplated quitting, she changed her mind by telling herself, "Let's try just one more time." Even when defeats and injuries made it difficult to even compete, she challenged herself again with the mindset that it was her "last chance." At the end of her athletic career, which continued in this way, an Asian Games bronze medal stood before her. Lee Bo-mi (27) [on the 21st] Japan

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Lee Bo-mi, competing in the women's modern 54kg class of mixed martial arts at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, has won a bronze medal. This marks the first medal for a Korean athlete in mixed martial arts, which has been included as an official event starting from this tournament, and the bronze medal was confirmed based on the results of the semi-finals.

(Nagoya=Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Dae-ho = Lee Bo-mi won a bronze medal in mixed martial arts (MMA) at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

·Seoul, Korea (the Republic of)
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Lee Bo-mi, competing in the women's modern 54kg MMA event at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, and the shooting team, competing in the men's 10m air rifle team event, each won bronze medals. Lee Bo-mi lost 0-3 to Diana Pogosyan of Bahrain in the women's modern MMA match held at the Inae Sports Center in Nagoya, Japan, on the 21st. MMA, which has become an official sport for the first time, is divided into Traditional MMA and Modern MMA based …

Lee Bo-mi won the first bronze medal in mixed martial arts, a new event at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. On the 21st, at the Inae Sports Center in Nagoya, Japan, Lee Bo-mi secured the bronze medal after losing by TKO to Diana Pogossian of Bahrain in the women's Modern 54kg semifinal. This marks Lee Bo-mi's first-ever Asian Games medal and the first Asian Games medal in the history of Korean MMA. Unlike boxing, this event does not hold a sep…

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연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency broke the news in Seoul, Korea (the Republic of) on Monday, September 21, 2026.
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