MORE GOLDS FOR CHINA, KOREA, ON LAST DAY IN MUJU

Fierce competition continued today at the Muju Taekwondowon 2022 World Taekwondo Grand Prix Challenge with China and Korea again dominating the competition and taking home the final three gold medals on offer at the inaugural event. Battle took place in the W-49kg, W+67kg and M-80kg categories.

In the W-49kg, Ye-ji Lee of Korea bested China’s Qing Guo 2-0 in the final to claim gold. In the bronze-medal match, Chinese Taipei’s Tien yu Jhuang overcame Australia’s Saffron Tambyrajah 2-1 in a thrilling contest.

In the W+67kg, it was China’s turn to again take gold with Lei Xu’s strong performance in the final defeating fellow Chinese athlete Huan Wang 2-0. However, Korea’s Hyo-jung Kim would prevent a clean sweep of the podium by China after besting Shunan Xiao 2-0 in the bronze medal match.

In the M-80kg, Korea’s Geon-woo Seo claimed the country’s fourth gold of the event by overcoming fellow Korean, Namgoong Hwan, 2-1 in the final. In the bronze medal match, China’s Kai Zhang would go on to win bronze after besting Thailand’s Athi Sararat 2-1.