[National Sports Festival] Nagoya gold medalist Song Da-bin wins Taekwondo +67kg weight class 3 times in a row

(Jeju = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Kyung-yoon = Song Da-bin (Ulsan Metropolitan City Sports Council), who was the only Korean Taekwondo sparring athlete to win a gold medal at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, succeeded in winning for the third time in a row at the 107th National Sports Festival.

Song Da-bin won the gold medal by defeating Baek Sun-kyung (Goyang City Hall) with a round score of 2-0 (10-0 0-0 dominant win) in the Taekwondo women's general category over-67kg final at the competition held at Halla Gymnasium in Jeju City on the 19th.

Song Da-bin has won three consecutive wins in that weight class since 2024, when he made his professional debut.

He defeated Jeong Yu-na (Gimje City Hall) in the round of 16 with a round score of 2-0 (14-5 12-2), and also defeated Oh Seung-ju (Jemulpo-gu Office) in the quarterfinals with a round score of 2-0 (4-2 9-2).

Song Da-bin, who defeated Choi Yeo-jin (Suseong-gu Office) in the semifinals with a round score of 2-0 (6-1 14-3), showed overwhelming skills in the finals as well.

In the first round of the final against Baek Seon-kyung, he scored three points by successfully attacking the head with his left foot with 1 minute and 40 seconds left.

He then succeeded in attacking the body, increasing the lead to 5-0, and gained one more point due to a foul by the opponent.

Song Da-bin did not stop attacking at the last minute and finished the round with two additional points.

In the second round, Seon-Kyung Baek took advantage of her fatigue and performed a stable game, confirming her victory.

Song Da-bin won the gold medal by defeating Mu Wen-je (China) in the women's over-67kg final at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on the 3rd.

At the time, Korean Taekwondo could not win a single gold medal in sparring, but saved face with Song Da-bin's victory.