Taiwan’s Olympic Hope in Taekwondo Defeated in First Match
Taewondoin Lo Chia-ling, a bronze medalist in Tokyo, lost to Laetitia Aoun of Lebanon in her round of 16 match in the women's 57kg division. Lo is the only athlete representing Taiwan in taekwondo in Paris and was nursing an ankle injury going into the bout.
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00:00Taiwan's big Olympic hope in Taekwondo has been defeated in her first match in Paris.
00:06Luo Jialing lost 2-0 to Leticia Awun of Lebanon in the women's 57-kilogram round of 16.
00:12After the defeat, she tearfully apologized to the media and left without accepting any
00:18interviews.
00:19Luo had an ankle injury going into her bout and needed help leaving the mat after the
00:23match.
00:24Luo is the only athlete representing Taiwan in Taekwondo at this year's Olympics.
00:28She won the bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.