▲ South Korean taekwondo athlete Song Da-bin leaves the arena after winning her semifinal match against Fatemeh Ahmadi of Iran in the women's over-67kg kyorugi event at the Toyohashi General Gymnasium in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, on October 3.
Song Da-bin has claimed the top spot at her first-ever Asian Games, securing the South Korean taekwondo kyorugi national team's first gold medal of the tournament.
Song defeated Wu Yuanzhu of China with a round score of 2-1 in the final of the women's over-67kg taekwondo kyorugi event at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, held at the Toyohashi General Gymnasium in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, on October 3.
This marks the first time a South Korean athlete has won a gold medal in this weight class in 8 years, following Lee Da-bin at the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Games.
With Lee Da-bin's gold in 2018 and silver at the 2022 Hangzhou Games held in 2023, South Korea has now extended its streak of medaling in this weight class to three consecutive Asian Games.
With Song's victory, South Korean taekwondo kyorugi has won at least one gold medal in all 10 Asian Games where taekwondo has been held, starting from the 1986 Seoul Games when it was first adopted as an official sport.
Additionally, this is South Korea's third gold medal in taekwondo at this year's Games, following Yoon Gyu-sung and Jung Ha-eun, who won gold in the men's and women's individual poomsae events respectively.
(Photo: Yonhap News)
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