
AI-generated summary
Bae Jun-seo earned the right to participate in this competition by winning the Muju Grand Prix Challenge last year, and Park Tae-jun is a gold medalist at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Eunsoo Seo is the winner of the men's 54kg class at last year's Wuxi World Championships.
Taejun Park wins silver medal and Eunsoo Seo wins bronze medal
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Dong-han = Bae Jun-seo (Ganghwa County Office) achieved a thrilling comeback victory over 2024 Paris Olympic gold medalist Park Tae-jun (Kyung Hee University) and took the top spot at the 2026 World Taekwondo Grand Prix at Muju Taekwondowon.
Bae Jun-seo won the gold medal by defeating Park Tae-jun with a round score of 2-1 (9-15 7-2 14-13) in the men's 58kg final on the first day of the competition held at Taekwondowon T1 Stadium in Muju, Jeollabuk-do on the 5th.
In the finals, Bae Jun-seo was pushed down to 6-13 in the last 3 rounds, but made up for 2 points with a body attack, then scored 4 points with a body back kick 3 seconds before the end, and added 2 points as a deduction for Park Tae-jun's departure from the limit, making the score 14-13.
Bae Jun-seo, who earned the right to participate in this tournament by winning last year's Muju Grand Prix Challenge, defeated world-class player Abolfazl Jandi (Iran) 2-1 in the round of 16, and defeated Seo Eun-soo (Korea National Sport University), winner of the men's 54kg class at last year's Wuxi World Championships, 2-0 in the semifinals.
Taejun Park achieved a 2-1 comeback victory over 2020 Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Vito Dellaquilla (Italy) in the semifinals, but was unable to overcome the final hurdle.
Seo Eun-soo won a bronze medal, and Ahn Hyang-sik (Yongin University), who will compete in the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, lost to Seo Eun-soo in the round of 32.
In the women's 49kg class held on the same day, Fu Xiaolu (China) won the championship by defeating Liu Yuyun (Taiwan) 2-0 in the final.
Kim Hyang-gi (Korea National Sport University), Lee Yu-min (Gwanak High School), and Lee Ye-ji (Jemulpo-gu Office) competed in this weight class, but did not win prizes.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Bae Jun-seo will receive attention as a medal candidate at future international Taekwondo competitions.
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