Double delight for South Korea in taekwondo
Thursday, 21 Aug 2008 21:00
South Korea had gold medal success in the taekwondo today
South Korean Son Tae-Jin won the men's -68kg category in the taekwondo after claiming a thrilling 3-2 win over American Mark Lopez.
Tae-Jin beat the 2005 world champion with a winning kick with only three seconds left of the gold medal match.
Taiwan's Sung Yu-chi and Servet Tazegul of Turkey won the bronze medals in the men's -68kg category.
South Korea had more success in the taekwondo today as Lim Su-Jeong took the women's -57kg title after beating Turkey's Azize Tanrikulu in the final. American Diana Lopez and Martina Zubcic of Croatia took the bronze medals.