"Dark Horse"Seo Gun-woo (Korea National Sports University) failed to win a medal unfortunately.
Seo Kun-woo lost 0-2 (2-158-11) to Denmark's Eddie Hurnick in the men's 80kg bronze medal match at the 2024 Paris Olympics at Grand Palais in Paris, France on the 10th (Korea time). Seo Kun-woo tried to win a medal in his first Olympics, but unfortunately, he failed to achieve his goal. Seo Kun-woo, who became the first Korean athlete to compete in the men's 80kg class at the Olympics, even tried to win a medal while he was out, but he was frustrated at the last threshold. Korean Taekwondo, which previously won gold medals in men's 58kg class Park Tae-joon (Kyunghee University) and women's 57kg class Kim Yoo-jin (Ulsan Sports Council), failed to win gold medals on the same day.
Seo Kun-woo came down to the bronze medal match in the semifinals, unfortunately losing 1-2 (4-29-138-12) to Iran's Mehran Barkodari. The opponent was Hrynik, who came up with a 2-0 victory over Australia's Leon Seiranovic in the consolation match.
I was shaken at the beginning of the first round. He was allowed to kick the torso one after another. It was dragged 0-6 in 22 seconds. Seo Kun-woo recovered one point by subtracting the opponent's points. While they exchanged points, the score was even wider, allowing another body attack. Seo Kun-woo was aggressive, but he couldn't find a clue due to the physical difference. The video review allowed even the head attack, and the first round ended with a 2-15 defeat.
The second round was also dragged 0-4 by giving up consecutive body kicks. Coach Oh Hye-ri applied for a video review of the head attack. It was not recognized. It allowed a torso attack again. Seo Kun-woo also chased 5-8 through aggressive attacks. Seo Kun-woo, who is at the end of the ground, went out in Dakgong mode. He allowed a head attack with 45 seconds left. The opponent requested a video review. Fortunately, it didn't fit. There was no score at 6-8. It was 7-11 by allowing an attack on a deduction point. It was not the last attack and was eventually defeated.
It was a contest with many twists and turns. It was a crisis from the first round. Seo came from behind to beat Chile's Joaquin Churchill Martinez 2-1 (6-816-16 14-1) in the round of 16. In the first round, Seo Kun-woo struggled with the opponent's strong attack. He allowed a kick after turning, and eventually gave up the first round with a score of 6-8. The situation was not good in the second round, which was the end of the loss. He took the lead with a series of body attacks, but was pushed back 6-15 by allowing a series of face attacks following a rotating attack. The game seemed to end as it was, but Seo Kun-woo did not give up. He made a series of fierce kicks. Following the rotational attack, he succeeded in kicking his torso. There was a series of attacks with one second left. The match ended 14-16, but the video review found that the body kick was recognized as a rotational attack, and Sun Kun-woo added four points at a stroke. The second round concluded 16-16.
In the case of a round tie, the winner will be determined in the order of the player with more points won by the rotation, the player with more points in the order of head-body-fist-deductible points, and the player with the most effective hitting of the electronic ball. The referee declared Martinez's victory. Then Seo Gun-woo complained to the referee, and coach Oh Hye-ri ran up to the mat and raised an objection. Coach Oh strongly protested for 10 seconds on the field between the referee and the headquarters seat.
In response, game officials gathered together to examine each movement and scene and review whether the decision was made properly in a tie. The result was a reversal. Seo Kun-woo's victory in the second round was recognized. While Martinez made one revolving attack, Seo Kun-woo made two. Due to an error in prioritization, this part was not accurately aggregated, and the error was eventually corrected through a review.
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| Paris (France)=Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.8.9/ |
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According to the World Taekwondo Federation (WT), there is no problem in regulation that the results have been completely reversed since the winner of the round was announced. If the operation is inexperienced, the results can be announced again within 30 minutes after the end.
WT started the set system from this tournament to induce more interesting games. Until the last Tokyo Games, the game was decided by cumulative points until the third round, and the player who scored two points first was recognized as the winner in the fourth round when the score was tied. From this competition, the player who takes the two rounds first will win by determining the outcome of each round. WT set the standard for tie in detail in accordance with the new regulations, and Seo Kun-woo revived accordingly.
Seo Kun-woo, who won the second round, showed off his overwhelming skills in the third round, winning 14-1 and succeeding in a dramatic come-from-behind victory. It was a come-from-behind victory made by coach Oh's base, who was familiar with WT's detailed regulations.
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| Paris (France)=Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.8.9/ |
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The quarterfinals were relatively easy. In a 2-0 (4-4 2-2) victory over Brazil's Enrique Fernandez. Both rounds ended in a tie, but they won earlier in the effective attack. Unfortunately, he lost in the semifinals and then lost in the bronze medal match.
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