10:33
9 months ago
Owen Lloyd
at the Main Media Centre in Hangzhou
Owen  Lloyd

World champion Park pushes El Sharabaty aside for taekwondo gold

The 2022 world champion Park Woo-hyeok of South Korea got the better of Olympic runner-up Saleh El Sharabaty in the men's under-80kg with a 2-0 win.

Park played conservatively in the first round, opening and holding an early lead.

Desperation then seeped into El Sharabaty's game and he conceded four penalty points in a 6-5 loss.

The decisive final point came with just one second left to end the Jordanian's chances.  


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