China Sweeps 2 Gold Medals on Final Day of Taekwondo Competition at 1st Youth Olympic Games

. In the women’s +63kg final match, China’s Zheng Shuyin outpointed Mexico’s Briseida Acosta 2-1 in the final match for the gold medal. Zheng, the gold medalist at the 2010 WTF World Junior Taekwondo Championships, advanced to the final match as she easily beat his semifinal opponent from Cuba,...

Korea Sweeps 2 Gold Medals on 4th Day of Taekwondo Competition at 1st Youth Olympic Games

. In the women’s -63kg final match, Korea’s Soo-yeon Jeon outpointed Germany’s Antonia Katheder 4-0 in the final match for the gold medal. Jeon advanced to the final match with a superiority victory over the German. The bronze medal in the women’s category went to Spain’s Nagore Irigoien and...

Jade Jones wins Britain’s first Youth Olympics gold

. Jones, 17, beat Vietnam’s Than Thao Nguyen 9-6 in the 55kg category final by landing a kick to her opponent’s head six seconds into the extra period. The Flintshire teenager is now targeting the London Olympics in 2012. “I’ve had the experience here so I know what it’s going...

Great Britain, Korea Clinch Gold Medal on 3rd Day of Taekwondo Competition at 1st Youth Olympic Games

. In the women’s -55kg final match, Great Britain’s Jade Jones needed a fourth sudden-death round to beat Vietnam’s Thanh Thao Nguyen for the gold medal. The bronze medal in the women’s division went to Singapore’s Shafinas Abdul Rahman and Sweden’s Jennifer Agren. Singapore earned two bronze...

Thailand, Iran Grab 1 Gold Medal on 2nd Day of Taekwondo Competition at Youth Olympic Games

In the women’s -49kg final match, Thailand’s Worawong Pongpanit needed a fourth sudden-death round to beat Jordan’s Dana Touran for the gold medal. Ms. Pongpanit, the third placer at the 2010 WTF World Qualification Tournament for the Youth Olympic Games, tied at 4-4 after the third round with Ms....