![Judoka Yang Yung-wei (in white) loses to Yeldos Smetov of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the quarterfinal of the men's -60 kilogram event in Paris Saturday. CNA photo July 27, 2024](https://imgcdn.cna.com.tw/Eng/WebEngPhotos/800/2024/20240727/1152x768_331224136961.jpg)
Taipei, July 27 (CNA) Tokyo Olympics judo silver medalist Yang Yung-wei (楊勇緯) lost out on the chance to vie for Olympic bronze in the men's -60 kilogram event after being defeated by Japan's Ryuju Nagayama by waza-ari in the repechage in Paris on Saturday.
As the No.1 seed, Yang passed the round of 32 on a bye and outlasted Italy's Andrea Carlino in the golden score, before heading into the repechage following his loss to Yeldos Smetov from the Republic of Kazakhstan in the quarterfinal.
However, the 26-year-old Yang failed to secure victory over Nagayama, whom he had lost to in all their previous four matches.
Meanwhile, judoka Lin Chen-hao (林真豪) was knocked out in the round of 16 in the women's -48 kg division by Abiba Abuzhakynova from Kazakhstan.
Lin, now 26, who finished seventh in Tokyo, left the court with tears in her eyes.
![Lin Chen-hao (in blue) is knocked out in the round of 16 in the women's -48 kg division in Paris Saturday. CNA photo July 27, 2024](https://imgcdn.cna.com.tw/Eng/WebEngPhotos/800/2024/20240727/1152x768_939263414788.jpg)
Taiwan's last chance of winning a medal in the sport lies in veteran Lien Chen-ling (連珍羚). The Hangzhou Asian Games gold medalist will compete in the women's -57 kg event on Monday.
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Likewise, Wu Shih-yi (吳詩儀), who is competing in the women's 60 kg (lightweight) event, headed into the round of 16 following her unanimous victory over South Korea's Oh Yeon-ji, who won a bronze medal in the 2023 World Championships.
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