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[Asian Games] S. Korea's Song Da-bin wins gold in women's taekwondo

NAGOYA, Japan — South Korea's Song Da-bin won the gold medal in the women's heaviest weight class in taekwondo at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Saturday, giving the country the first taekwondo gold at the ongoing competition. Song beat Mu Wenzhe of China 2-1 in the final of the women's +67-kilogram taekwondo at Toyohashi Gymnasium in Toyohashi, some 85 kilometers southeast of Nagoya. It is…

[Asian Games] S. Korea's Song Da-bin wins gold in women's taekwondo

South Korea's Song Da-bin won the gold medal in the women's heaviest weight class in taekwondo at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. According to The Korea Times, she beat Mu Wenzhe of China 2-1 in the final of the women's +67-kilogram taekwondo at Toyohashi Gymnasium.

In another event, Thailand's Banlung Tubtimdang won the men's 68kg taekwondo gold medal at the same Games, defeating Iran's Mahdi Hajimousian Afuati 2-0 in the final, as reported by Khaosod English.

India won the gold medal in the men's cricket event, defeating Pakistan by 19 runs. Kim Joo-hyung of South Korea won the men's golf gold medal, shooting six-under 64 in the final round to finish at 18-under 262, Yonhap News reported.

Brief written by urgent.news from The Korea Times, Yahoo Sports, The Korea Times, Yonhap News, Khaosod English — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.

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