Korea's Park Hye-jin wins gold in women's -53kg taekwondo

Korea's Park Hye-jin competes in the women's -53kg taekwondo competition final at Lin'an Sports Culture & Exhibition Centre in Hangzhou, China, in the 19th Asian Games, Sept. 26. Yonhap

Korea's Park Hye-jin won gold in the women's -53kg taekwondo competition at the 19th Hangzhou Asian Games on Tuesday.

In the gold medal match at Lin'an Sports Culture & Exhibition Centre in Hangzhou, China, Park outlasted Lin Wei Chun of Chinese Taipei 2-1.

The medal is South Korea's second gold from taekwondo gyeorugi, or sparring, competition, following the previous day's gold from the men's -58kg by Jang Jun. (Yonhap)

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