Serbian Milica Mandic won gold in Taekwondo +67 kg at Tokyo 2020 Olympics after winning the final fight versus South Korean Lee Dabin with 10-8.
The first round was marked by the absolute domination of the Serbian competitor, Milica Mandic first hit her rival once in armor, and even in a helmet, and after the introductory part of the final, she led with 5:0. After the second round, the result was 6:3 and everything was open. That part of the fight was marked by several controversial moves, captures, and hits.
In the last round, a great drama was seen, the South Korean competitor equalized at 6:6, and then Milica Mandic attacked and reached gold in the style of a great champion.
On the way to the medal, Milica Mandic defeated the representative of Kenya, Faith Ogallo, with 13:0, and in the quarterfinals, with 11:4, she easily defeated Aleksandra Kowalczuk. In the semifinals, she won by 7:5 against the super-talented Althea Laurin, the current junior world champion.
The bronze medal went to British Bianca Walkden, who won versus Polish Aleksandra Kowalczuk by 7-3.
menorescue
April 28, 2024 at 9:50 pm
Your comment is awaiting moderation.
I have not checked in here for a while since I thought it was getting boring, but the last few posts are good quality so I guess I will add you back to my daily bloglist. You deserve it my friend š