Taekwondo Song Da-bin advances to Asian Games finals... gold medal challenge
Secured at least a silver medal by defeating an Iranian athlete in the women's over-67kg semifinals at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games
Quick Look
Song Da-bin (Ulsan Metropolitan City Sports Council) defeated Fatemeh Ahmadi in the semifinals of the women's over-67kg weight class in the Taekwondo competition at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games and advanced to the finals, attempting to reclaim Korea's first gold medal in this weight class in eight years.
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Why It Matters
Song Da-bin won the women's over-73kg title and the Muju Grand Prix gold medal at the Rhine-Ruhr Summer World University Games last year.
(Toyohashi [Japan] = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Dong-han = Song Da-bin (Ulsan Metropolitan City Sports Council) reaches the finals in her first Asian Games and attempts to reclaim Korea's women's over-67kg gold medal.
Song Da-bin defeated Fatemeh Ahmadi (Iran) with a round score of 2-0 (7-1 2-0) in the women's over-67kg semifinals of the Taekwondo competition at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games held at the Toyohashi General Gymnasium in Aichi Prefecture, Japan on the 3rd.
Song Da-bin, who secured at least a silver medal, has only one game left to win the first gold medal for the Korean sparring team in this competition.
If Song Da-bin reaches the top, Korea will win a gold medal in this weight class for the first time in eight years since Da-bin Lee at the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Games.
Following Lee Da-bin's gold medal in 2018 and the silver medal at the 2022 Hangzhou Games held in 2023, Korea continued to win medals in three consecutive competitions, with Song Da-bin also securing a medal.
Song Da-bin, who defeated Ullah Al-Dosari (Bahrain) and Rama Abu Aloub (Jordan) 2-0 in the round of 16 and quarter-finals, respectively, showed good performance in the semi-finals as well.
Song Da-bin, who led 2-0 with a body attack in the first round, successfully attacked the body again with 16 seconds left and ran away with a 4-0 lead.
He gave up 1 point due to a fist attack, but succeeded in a head attack 10 seconds before the end, bringing the first round to 7-1.
In the second round, there was a tense exploration battle, and he successfully attacked the body with 4 seconds left, winning 2-0.
Song Da-bin, who won the women's over-73kg class at the Rhine-Ruhr Summer World University Games last year, was on the rise by winning a gold medal at the Muju Grand Prix last month.
Song Da-bin, who learned Taekwondo with her older brother in elementary school, dreamed of becoming a member of the national team while watching the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Now, I will challenge for the gold medal in my first Asian Games.
What to Watch
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Song Da-bin challenges for gold in the Asian Games Taekwondo finals
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Open Questions
- Who will Song Da-bin face in the finals and what will be the final result?
