The taekwondo competitions of the Chengdu Universiade continued on the 1st at the Wangjiang Gymnasium of Sichuan University, and the Chinese team won two gold medals in the competition on that day.
Song Jie (L) defeatedKayir Ikra of Turkeyto win the women's -67kg title on August 1.(Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)
Song Jie lost the first round, but reversed and won two consecutive rounds to win the gold medal in the women's -67kg final.
In the men's 80kg final, Zhang Kai actively attacked from the very beginning, winning the first round 10:9. He played with even more momentum in the second round. With a swing of his leg hitting the opponent's head, Zhang Kai raised his arms to celebrate, and the whole court was boiling with excitement.
Zhang Kai (L) in action during the taekwondo men's -80kg final at the Chengdu Universiade, August 1, 2023. (Xinhua/Jiang Hongjing)
Born in 1998, Zhang Kai is a Class 2020 student majoring in sports training at Southwest University.He won the men's -80kg title, defeating Salaev Shukhrat of Uzbekistan in the final.Being an unknown athlete, Zhang Kai surprised everyone with his winning performance.
On August 2, Xu Lei from Beijing Sport University defeated her component of Iran 2:0 in the taekwondo women’s -73kg final, winning another gold medal for the Chinese taekwondo team.
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Zhou Zeqi defeated Mervenur Erdem of Turkey to win the women's -73kg gold.
Zhou Zeqi (in blue) strikes during the competition on August 3. (Xinhua/Qu Honglun)
Meng Mingkuan won the men's 87kg title after defeating Arian Salimi of Iran in the final.
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China defeated Uzbekistan 56:23 to win the taekwondo women's team gold on its last competition day at the Chengdu Universiade here on Friday.
Chinese athletes (from right to left) Zhou Zeqi, Song Jie, Liu Junhong, and Yang Junli took a group photo on the podium, August 4. (Xinhua/Liu Lei)
China lost to South Korea 45:47 in the men’s team semi-final, winning a bronze. South Korea defeated Iran to win the gold.
The taekwondo competition of the Chengdu Universiade concluded on the 4th. China and South Korean bagged 7 gold medals respectively.
