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Canada’s Skylar Park wins bronze medal in taekwondo at Paris Olympics

Aug 8, 2024 | 12:10 PM

PARIS — Canada’s Skylar Park has won a bronze medal in taekwondo at the Olympic Games in Paris.

The 25-year-old from Winnipeg defeated Lebanon’s Laetitia Aoun 2-0 in the women’s 57-kilogram division.

Park lost her quarterfinal to Kim Yujin of South Korea.

Kim reaching the final gave Park another chance at a medal via repechage.