The South Korean taekwondo team is aiming for gold in the sparring events.
On October 3, at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games held at the Toyohashi General Gymnasium in Japan, Song Da-bin (Ulsan Metropolitan City Sports Council) decisively defeated Iran's Patehmeh Ahmadi 2-0 (7-1, 2-0) in the women's +67kg semifinals, securing her place in the finals.
With this victory, Song Da-bin is just one step away from winning the first gold medal for South Korea in taekwondo sparring at this tournament. By reaching the finals, she has already guaranteed herself a silver medal.
If Song Da-bin wins, it will mark South Korea's first gold medal in this weight class since Lee Da-bin at the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Games.
Following Lee Da-bin's gold in 2018 and a silver medal at the 2022 Hangzhou Games, Song Da-bin's achievement continues South Korea's streak of medal wins across three consecutive tournaments.
In the men's +80kg category, Kang Sang-hyun (Korea National Sport University) lost 2-0 in the semifinals to Uzbekistan's Marat Mavlonov, earning a bronze medal.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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