Taekwondo Lee Da-bin, Women's 67kg overweight 'Value Bronze medal'...Korean Taekwondo, Gold 2-Dong 1 'Great Success'
Aug 11, 2024
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Lee Da-bin defeated Lorena Brandl of Germany with a round score of 2-1 (4-2 5-9 13-2) in the women's 67kg excess Taekwondo match at the 2024 Paris Olympics held at Grand Palais in Paris, France on the 11th (Korea time). With this victory, Lee Da-bin won the bronze medal. Lee Da-bin, who won a silver medal in the last Tokyo Games, has won two consecutive medals. Lee Da-bin is listed in history as the fourth player to win two or more medals after Hwang Kyung-sun (2 gold, 1 gold, 1 gold), Cha Dong-min (1 gold, 1 gold), and Lee Dae-hoon (1 silver, 1 bronze).
Lee Da-bin brought the first round to 4-2 without allowing Brandl a single shot, but struggled in the second round. He allowed one head attack and two torso attacks, and he gave up nine points twice, including deductions. Lee Da-bin also made two effective hits, punching the opponent's torso and hitting the head with his feet, and once induced the opponent to lose 5-9 in the second round without reversing the tilted situation.
Lee Da-bin, who was desperate, poured out his kicks at the end of the third round. In particular, 30 seconds before the end of the game with a 3-0 lead, he blew Brandl's head shield with a brilliant back kick, causing the crowd to be enthusiastic. Lee Da-bin, who took the victory by taking 5 points at a time, added a body attack and even induced the opponent to lose points, finishing the third round 13-2, becoming the final winner.
It is a valuable achievement overcoming the injury. Lee Da-bin has been suffering from an ankle injury for a long time. The Tokyo Games also won a silver medal with a sore foot, and also won a silver medal at the last Hangzhou Asian Games without kicking his left foot at all. Last year, he suffered a slump to the point where he was eliminated from the round of 16 at the World Championship due to the aftereffects. Lee Da-bin shed tears for a long time at the time and made the surroundings feel sorry.
Lee Da-bin won the World Grand Prix Final of the World Taekwondo Federation (WT) held in Manchester, England, in December last year and qualified for the Paris Olympics. Lee Da-bin prepared for this tournament by focusing on injuries. Lee Da-bin, who has already won the Asian Championship, the Asian Games, and the World Championship, tried to win the Olympic gold medal, the final puzzle of her career Grand Slam, but unfortunately failed to achieve her goal. But it was definitely a valuable bronze medal.
After Lee Da-bin's bronze medal, Korean taekwondo finished the tournament with three medals, two golds and one bronze. As the goal was to win more than one gold medal, it was a better-than-expected performance.
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