'Very Valuable Bronze Medal'Last Dance'''Taekwon Sign'Lee Da-bin'This is the Mazima Olympics, and I have no regrets"
Aug 11, 2024
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It was Lee Da-bin (27, Seoul Metropolitan Government) who finished the last dance. Lee Da-bin won a valuable bronze medal. 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.
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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.
Lee Da-bin laughed, `In Tokyo, I lost at the end and the competition ended, but this time I won the bronze medal, but I'm really happy because I won and finished.' Regarding multi-medal, it is difficult to compete twice in the Olympics. It's meaningful that I was able to win a medal twice at this global festival, which was so hard work. "Actually, I'm not too happy because I'm too greedy for a gold medal this time."
Lee Da-bin made it clear that this is the last Olympics. He said "This is the last Olympics. I thought this would be the last time I worked with director Lee Chang-gun, so before the game, I said, `Coach, I'll make sure you don't end in a loss.' `I think I kept that promise I'm glad." Then "I'm a player with a lot of injuries. I don't think my body will be able to hold out for the next Olympics"This is the last time, but I have no regrets." It has not yet decided exactly whether to retire from the national team. He is "nothing considered. I think I'll have to talk a little more (with people around me)."
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