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Double delight for South Korea in taekwondo

21/08/2008

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.