Korea Suffers Worst Performance In Taekwondo
Kore Taekwondodaki En Kötü Performansindan Muzdarip
Güney Kore’nin Kuzey Eyaleti Gyeonsangta bulunan Gyeongju 149 ülkeden 1000’den fazla sporcu ve yetkilinin katildigi 2011 Dünya Taekwondo Sampiyonasi’ndaki ev sahipligini basarili bir sekilde tamamladi.
Fakat 6 gün süren ve cuma günü sona eren yarisma, ayni zamanda ev sahibine de büyük bir darbe vurdu.
Kore 1973 yilindaki kurulusundan bu yana yarismada büyük bir güçtü, fakat bu yil Iran erkekler tüm basliklarda basari kazanarak yarisma tarihinde ilk kez Kore’yi tahttan indirdiler.
Cuma günü yapilan erkekler 87 kg finalde, Iranli Yousef Karami Koreli Cha Dong-min’i yendi, ayrica 2008 yilinda yapilan Pekin Olimpiyatlari’nda da 8-6 yenerek altin madalyanin sahibi olmustu.
Daha öncede erkekler 54 kg finalde, Park Ji-Woong Taylandli Chutchawal Khawlaor’a yenilmisti ve gümüs madalya almaya hak kazanmisti.
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South Korea has successfully hosted the 2011 World Taekwondo Championships in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, drawing more than 1,000 athletes and officials from 149 countries.
But the six-day competition, which ended Friday, also dealt a big blow to the host.
Korea has dominated the competition since its establishment in 1973, but this year Iran took the men’s overall title, dethroning Korea for the first time in the contest’s history.
The Iranians garnered three golds, one silver and two bronze medals, compared to the Korean team’s two gold and two silver medals.
In the men’s under 87kg final on Friday, Iran’s Yousef Karami beat Korea’s Cha Dong-min, the 2008 Beijing Olympic medalist, 8-6 for the gold medal.
Earlier in the men’s under 54kg final, Park Ji-woong also fell to Chutchawal Khawlaor of Thailand and settled for silver.
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08.05.2011 - Koreaherald