PARIS –
Canada’s Skylar Park lost her taekwondo quarterfinal and needed help to continue fighting for a medal at the Olympic Games in Paris.
The 25-year-old from Winnipeg fell 2-0 to Kim Yujin of South Korea, and thus needed Kim to reach the final of the women’s 57-kilogram division to get into a repechage for a chance to battle for bronze.
Park lost 7-6, 9-5 to Kim.
The Canadian earlier defeated Dominika Hronova of Czechia 2-0 in the round of 16 at the Grand Palais.
Park won the first round 6-2 and overcame a two-point deficit in the second round for a 4-3 score.
Park was eliminated in an Olympic quarterfinal three years ago in Tokyo.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 8, 2024.