| South Korea's Jang-Jun, left, fights Russia's Andrei Kanaev in the semi-finals of the Moscow 2018 World Taekwondo Grand Prix in the Men's 58kg class at the USK CSKA Basketball Arena on Aug. 11. Photos from World Taekwondo |
Jang Jun, 18, won a gold medal at the World Taekwondo Grand Prix in Russia on Sunday, becoming the youngest Korean to do so at the championships.
He took the Moscow Grand Prix in the men's 58kg class after a series of overwhelming victories in earlier bouts.
| Jang, second from left, holds gold with medalists from Italy, Russia and Iran. |
After the final, Jang said, "I am happy to win the same event that I lost last year in my first appearance."
He said he was determined to compete at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
"I narrowly lost to Kim Tae-hun to win the ticket for the Asian Games," he said. "I will train harder to improve my physical strength to win next time." (Yonhap)