CHINA, KOREA, IN LEAD

The second day at the inaugural edition of the Muju Taekwondowon 2022 World Taekwondo Grand Prix Challenge saw athletes from China and Korea dominating the podium. Three weight categories were fought for.

In the M-58kg, Korea’s Tae‐joon Park beat Thanakrit Yodrak of Thailand 2-1 in the final to claim gold. In the bronze medal match, Young-hwan Kim of Korea put on a dominant display, beating China’s Yupeng Li 2-0

In the W-67kg, Zeqi Zhou of China dominated the competition, overcoming Min‐ju Kwak of Korea 2-0 to clinch gold. Team China would also take bronze, after Junhong Liu beat Thailand’s Sasikarn Tongchan 2-0 in the bronze medal match.

In the M+80kg, Yeon-ho Kang and Min-seo Kim both advanced through their semifinal contests to set up an all-Korean final. In a very close contest, Kang overcame Kim 1-0 to take home gold. In the bronze-medal match, China’s Yaoxi Wang would win after beating Korea’s Hyeon-min Jun 2-1.