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  South Korean taekwondo sensation Seo Gun-woo, 20, failed to advance to the final and is headed to the bronze medal match. World No. 4 Seo lost his quarterfinal match against world No. 9 Mehran Barghourdari of Iran, 1-2 (4-2, 9-13, 8-12), in the men's 80-kilogram taekwondo event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Grand Palais in Paris, France, on Monday afternoon (Feb. 9), dropping him to the bronze medal match instead of the final. Starting in Paris, the sport of taekwondo will have a new rule. Until the last Games in Tokyo, taekwondo consisted of three two-minute rounds, followed by a fourth round of overtime if a winner could not be determined, with the winner being the first to score two points. Points were accumulated in the third round until the overtime period, but this rule changed at the Paris Games. The rules for the three two-minute rounds are the same, but the points from each round are not cumulative. At the end of each round, the next round will be played to a 0-

  South Korean men's taekwondo heavyweight KANPAN Seo Gun-woo (21, Korea National Taekwondo Team) fell short in his bid to reach his first ever final. The world No. 4 Seo fell 1-2 (4-2 9-13 8-12) to world No. 8 Mehran Barghourdari (IRAN) in the quarterfinals of the men's under-80 kg taekwondo event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Grand Palais in Paris, France, on Tuesday afternoon (ET). Seo took a cautious approach to the match, keeping things close in the early stages. The first point came at the 1:30 mark. Seo aimed for the body and exchanged two points with Barhordari. Soon after, Seo scored with a spinning kick to take the first round. The second round was a different story. Barjordari came out aggressively and scored back-to-back heads to take a 4-9 lead. At the end of the second round, his movements slowed down and he lost his focus, tying the round 1-1. The third and final round. Barjordari went on the offense first and took the lead, and after a video review (IVR

  South Korean taekwondo heavyweight ace Seo Gun-woo (21-Hanche University) failed to punch his ticket to the final. Seo failed to advance to the final after falling 1-2 (4-2 9-13 8-12) to Mehran Barghourdari (IRAQ) in the men's 80kg quarterfinals at the Paris 2024 Olympic Taekwondo Games at the Grand Palais in Paris, France, on Monday. Seo made it through the round of 16 in dramatic fashion. After dropping the first game to Joaquin Churcil (CHILE), he was down 6-15, 9 points with 34 seconds left in the second game. Despite facing defeat, Seo refused to give up and made a last-ditch offense to tie the game at 16-16. After the end of the second period, the referee declared Churcil the winner, but the scorecard showed that Seo was ahead and the decision was overturned. After a narrow comeback, Seo completed a dramatic comeback in the third game with a dominant performance to take down his opponent. In the quarterfinals, Seo defeated Enhiki Marques Fernandes (BRA) 2-0 to advance to th

  Athlete Jeon Sang-gyun at the Korea Mint In front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris in 2024, Jeon Sang-gyun, Deputy Director of the Numismatic Division of the Korea Mint, received the bronze medal for weightlifting that he had won at the London 2012 Olympics. "My hand went up without me realizing it," he laughed embarrassedly as he held the bronze medal around his neck. On the 9th (Korea time), Jeon was invited to attend the 'Medal Reassignment Ceremony' at Champions Park in Trocadero Square in Paris, France. Fans cheered as the big man in the black suit appeared, and he responded with a big wave of his hand. "I was worried that I wouldn't be able to recreate the feeling I had at the Olympics 12 years ago, but today, when I participated in the ceremony, I felt comforted," he said. "I was not going to do the ceremony because I am a shy person, but the crowd was cheering loudly, so I did it confidently." International Olympic Committee (IOC) Athlete