# Taekwondo 58kg class Park Tae-jun wins silver medal… advances to finals

South Korea Taekwondo national team member Park Tae-jun is celebrating after winning against Tunisia's Mohamed Khalil Zendoubi in the men's 58kg semifinals at the 2024 Paris Olympics held at the Grand Palais in Paris, France on the 7th (Korean time).

Korean Taekwondo pioneer Park Tae-jun (20, Kyung Hee University) has advanced to the finals of the 2024 Paris Olympics. Park Tae-jun, who secured a silver medal, is aiming for his first Olympic gold medal in eight years since the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games.

Olympic sparring world No. 5 Park Tae-jun defeated Mohamed Khalil Zendoubi (No. 1, Tunisia) 2-0 (6-2 13-6) in the semifinals of the men’s 58kg class taekwondo held at the Grand Palais in Paris, France on the 7th (local time) and advanced to the finals. His

opponent in the finals will be the winner of the semifinals between Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Vito Dell’Aquilla (No. 4, Italy) and Gasim Magomedov (No. 26, Azerbaijan). The finals will be held at 4:37 a.m. on the 8th, Korean time.

No Korean athlete has ever won a gold medal in the 58kg class. The best performance was the silver medal that Lee Dae-hoon won at the 2012 London Games. Attention is focused on whether Korean taekwondo, which lost face as a leading

country after failing to win a gold medal at the Tokyo Games three years ago, can regain its honor. Park Tae-jun was first selected as a national team member in 2022 while attending Hansung High School, and this is his first Olympic appearance. Park Tae-jun earned a ticket to Paris by winning two consecutive matches against his senior national team member Jang Jun (24) at the national team selection tournament (3 matches, 2 wins) held in February of this year. [안전놀이터](https://www.outlookindia.com/plugin-play/2023년-11월-메이저-토토사이트-순위-추천-토토-안전놀이터-top15-news-332207
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