2nd Day of World Qualification Tournament

Korea won one more ticket to the taekwondo competition of the 2012 London Olympic Games on the 2nd day of the WTF World Qualification Tournament for the 2012 London Olympic Games in Baku, Azerbaijan on July 1, 2011, while France, Turkey, Iran, Russia and Brazil gave their respective country one berth.

In the men’s -68kg weight division, Turkey’s Servet Tazegul brushed aside a stiff challenge from Iran’s Mohammad Bagheri Motamed to win the final match 6-4 for the gold medal. The Turk earned his country a ticket to the taekwondo competition at the London Olympic Games.

The men’s final match drew a big applause from the jam-packed spectators at the Sarhadchi Sport Olympic Center for their dynamic competition. The two athletes showed a very dynamic match in the final match at the WTF World Taekwondo Championships in Gyeongju, Korea in May 2011.

In the men’s -68kg bronze medal match, Brazil’s Silva Diogo beat Mexico’s Erick Osornio Nuñez 5-3 to give his country a ticket to the London Olympic Games.

In the women’s +67kg final match, France’s Gwladys Epangue needed a fourth sudden-death round to edge Korea’s Sae-Bom An for the gold medal. The 28-year-old French earned her country a spot for the taekwondo competition of the 2012 London Olympic Games.

In the women’s +67kg bronze medal contest, Russia’s Anastasila Baryshnikova needed a fourth sudden-death round to beat Turkey’s Nur Tatar for a berth to the taekwondo competition of the 2012 London Olympic Games.