[Asian Games] Taekwondo Jang Jun Advances to Men's 58kg Final... Secures Silver Medal

Comeback Victory with 1 Minute 10 Seconds Left in 2nd Round
Will Face Iranian Player Who Defeated China in Finals

South Korea's Taekwondo sparring ace Jang Jun (23, Korea Gas Corporation) advanced to the final and secured a silver medal.

Jang Jun of Korea is attacking in the men's 58kg Taekwondo sparring semifinal at the Hangzhou Asian Games.
[Photo by Yonhap News]

On the 25th, Jang Jun defeated Afghanistan's Mohsen Rezaei 2-0 in round scores in the men's 58kg Taekwondo sparring semifinal held at the Lin'an Sports Culture Exhibition Center in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, advancing to the final.

In the first round, Jang Jun maintained a close match and scored 7-5 by striking his opponent's torso with a spinning kick. In the following second round, Jang allowed attacks to his torso and head, falling behind 0-5. However, he launched a series of consecutive attacks and reversed the score to 13-12 with 1 minute and 10 seconds remaining in the second round.

Jang Jun has never lost a round in sparring matches. In the round of 16, he defeated Sri Lanka's Sharinda Riyani, and in the quarterfinals, he beat Taiwan's Hang Yu-Hsiang, both with round scores of 2-0. Jang's opponent in the final, aiming for his first-ever Asian Games gold medal, is Iran's Mahdi Hajimosaeinapoti. He advanced to the final by defeating China's Qing Kai with a round score of 2-1 (16-19, 19-5, 17-2).

The Korean national team won both gold medals in the Poomsae event that concluded the previous day. From today until the 28th, the team will also be hunting for medals in the sparring events.

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