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Shaikha Maitha misses Olympic win
The UAE's Shaikha Maitha Bint Mohammad Al Maktoum went down fighting to Athens bronze medallist Hwang Kyoung-Seon of South Korea in the taekwondo competition at the Beijing Olympic Games on Friday.
- Agencies
- Published: 11:51 August 22, 2008
- Image Credit: AP
- South Korea's Hwang Kyung-seon (in blue) fights the UAE's Shaikha Maitha during a preliminary match for the women's taekwondo -67kg class
Beijing: The UAE's Shaikha Maitha Bint Mohammad Al Maktoum went down fighting to Athens bronze medallist Hwang Kyoung-Seon of South Korea in the taekwondo competition at the Beijing Olympic Games on Friday.
Kyoung-Seon, the hot favourite to win the -67kg title, beat Shaikha Maitha 5-1.
A two-time world champion Kyoung-Seon will now take on European champion Sandra Saric of Croatia for a place in the semi-finals.
Saric defeated Philippines medal hope Mary Antoinette Rivero 4-1.
In another bout Olympic and world champion Steven Lopez of the United States subdued Turkey's Bahri Tanrikulu to settle a score in a rivalry between two taekwondo clans.
The American, fighting for a third straight Olympic gold medal, came from behind to beat 78-84kg world champion Tanrikulu in the -80kg welterweight first round. The score was 3-0 after both fighters were given a one-point penality.
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