South Korea wins first taekwondo gold at Asian Games; adds gold in sport climbing, silver in breaking

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South Korea won its first taekwondo gold medal of the Asian Games one day before the closing ceremony, with additional gold in women's sport climbing and a silver in breaking. Taekwondo's Song Da-bin defeated China's Mu Wenjue in the women's over-67kg final, securing Korea's first gold in the event in eight years. Seo Chae-hyun topped the women's lead climbing final to beat Japan's Mori Ai for gold. In breaking, 41-year-old Kim Hong-yul, competing as Hongten, earned his second consecutive silver medal after losing to Japan's Shigekix in the final, receiving warm applause for competing against much younger opponents.


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