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S. Korea's Song Da-bin wins gold in women's taekwondo

Summary by The Korea Times
NAGOYA, Japan — South Korea's Song Da-bin won the gold medal in the women's heaviest weight class in taekwondo at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Saturday, giving the country the first taekwondo gold at the ongoing competition. Song beat Mu Wenzhe of China 2-1 in the final of the women's +67-kilogram taekwondo at Toyohashi Gymnasium in Toyohashi, some 85 kilometers southeast of Nagoya. It is South Korea's first taekwondo gold at the Asian G…

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Song Da-bin preserved the last remaining pride of Korean Taekwondo sparring by delivering a ‘golden kick’ at her first-ever Asian Games. On the 3rd, at the Toyohashi General Gymnasium in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, Song Da-bin defeated China’s Mu Wenzhe in the women’s +67kg final of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games Taekwondo sparring with a round score of 2.

(Toyohashi, Japan = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Dong-han = Kang Sang-hyun (Ulsan Metropolitan City Sports Association), a two-time world champion, won a bronze medal at his first-ever Asian Games.

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[OSEN=Reporter Ko Seong-hwan] The Korean Taekwondo sparring team has seized its first chance for a gold medal. Song Da-bin (25, Ulsan Metropolitan City Sports Council) succeeded in advancing to the final with her seasoned play. On the 3rd, at the Toyohashi General Gymnasium in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, Song Da-bin defeated Fatemeh Ahmadi (Iran) with a round score of 2-0 (7-1 2-0) in the semifinals of the +67kg taekwondo sparring event at the 2026…

Song Da-bin (Ulsan Metropolitan City Sports Council) claimed the gold medal on the 3rd at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games Taekwondo sparring women's over 67kg final, defeating China's Mu Wenzhe 2-1 in round scores. The match was held at the Toyohashi General Gymnasium in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. The final score was 4-2 in Round 1, 4-10 in Round 2, and 8-5 in Round 3. This marks her ascension to the top in her very first-ever appearance at the…

Song Da-bin (25, Ulsan Sports Council) claimed the top spot at her first-ever Asian Games, bringing the first gold medal of the tournament to the Korean taekwondo sparring team. On the 3rd, Song defeated Mu Wenzhe (China) 2-1 in the final of the women's over 67kg taekwondo sparring event at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, held at the Toyohashi General Gymnasium in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. This marks the first time Korea has won a gold medal i…

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조선일보 broke the news on Saturday, October 3, 2026.
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