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Japan-born judoka chases gold for South Korea in memory of grandma / 34X69L9
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Judo world champion Huh Mi-mi was born and raised in Japan, but she will represent South Korea at next month's Paris Olympics to fulfil the wishes of her late grandmother.
Huh's grandmother was known to have been a key figure in the community of Koreans living in Japan and told Huh that she wanted her to compete for her ancestral home if she ever got to the Olympics. Huh has a Japanese mother and Korean father.
"I am competing for South Korea because of what my grandmother told me, and it still makes me think of her," Huh said. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES