In a stunning result, Korea won the men’s 72kg gold after the ref stopped the match in the second round, with Korea’s Lee Young Yeoul already seven points ahead of China’s Wang Hao. In the first round, both sides were level, simultaneously scoring after 30 seconds. But intemperate attacks by Wang led to a penalty point, effectively giving him zero. By the end of the first round the Korean racked up two more points. But in the second round, Lee quickly scored four points in a furious flurry of attacks that left Wang with no response. About 30 seconds before the end of the second round, the referee stepped in and ended the match, declaring Lee the winner. Final result, Lee gold, Wang silver with bronze shared between Nesar Ahmad Bahave of Afghanistan and Hadi Sae Bonehkohal of IR Iran. It was the most exciting match of an action-packed taekwondo evening with four gold-winning bouts crowning an entire day’s fighting action. The golds were awarded to China, Jordan, Chinese Taipei and, of course, Korea. China’s Wu Jingyu won its gold in her women’s 47kg match against Yang Shu Chun of Chinese Taipei. Wu racked up a quick point with rapid, accurate kicking in the first minutes of the match. Yang came back with a rapid flurry of attacks in the second round, equalising with a powerful, roundhouse kick to Wu’s sternum. Bronze was shared between Kathleen Eunice Alora of the Philippines and early favourite Boorapolchai Yaowapa of Thailand. In the men’s 54kg, the first medal match of the evening, Jordan’s Mohammad Al Bakhit beat Vasavat Somswang by one solitary point scored late in the fourth round. The last medal-winning match, the women's 63kg between Thailand’s Premwaew Chonnapas and Su Li Wen of Chinese Taipei was a slow-paced affair. Both fighters interminably awaited a perfect attacking opportunity with the result that there were very few attacks indeed. No points were awarded in the first round, while Su scored a solitary point in the second. No points again in the third round, giving Su the medal. Nepal’s Manita Sahi and the Philippines Veronica Domingo shared bronze. The taekwondo action continues tomorrow with medal bouts in the men’s 58kg and 78kg and women’s 67kg and 51kg.
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