STUNNING UPSET: Su Po-ya overwhelmed world No. 10 and Asian No. 1 Ha Min-ah of South Korea with a flurry of punches and kicks to the body to win 29-10 in the final
Taipei Times
Date: Aug 21, 2018
By: Staff writer, with CNA
Taiwan’s Su Po-ya yesterday won a gold medal — Taiwan’s third — in the
Su Po-ya, right, of Taiwan competes against Ha Min-ah of South Korea in the Asian Games women’s 53kg taekwondo final in Jakarta, Indonesia, yesterday. Photo: EPA-EFE
Asian Games under-53kg women’s taekwondo in a stunning defeat of the top-ranked Asian in the category.
Su overwhelmed world No. 10 and Asian No. 1 Ha Min-ah of South Korea with a flurry of punches and kicks to the body to prevail 29-10 in the final at the Jakarta Convention Center Plenary Hall.
Taiwan’s shooter Yang Kung-pi yesterday won a gold medal — Taiwan’s second at the Games — in the men’s trap shooting event after nearly being eliminated in the competition’s qualifying round. Yang tied the world record by hitting 48 of his 50 targets to grab gold, beating Indian Lakshay.
Lakshay hit 43 of his 50 targets, while Yang also defeated South Korea’s Ahn Dae-myong, who connected with 30 of 40 targets. [FULL STORY]
