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Taiwan wins 1st & 2nd Golds in history; Taekwondo - Mainland be warned.
 Chen Shih-Hsin outpointed world silver medallist Yanelis Labrada of Cuba in the women's under-49 flyweight final to win Taiwan's first-ever Olympic taekwondo gold medal. The two fighters fought even in the first two-minute round at two points each. The 25-year-old Chen went ahead to 5-3 in the second round. She kept her points lead in the third round to win her first-ever global title at 6-4. Taiwan won two bronze medals when the Korean-born combat sport made its Olympic debut at the 2000 Sydney Games. Yaowapa Boorapolchai of Thailand narrowly outpointed Colombian Gladys Alicia Mora Romero in the play-off for bronze.Note : CHU Mu-Yen also won the Mens Taekwon-do gold in the 58kg class Posted by: BigEd 2004-08-26 |
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