Taekwondo at the Summer Olympics

Serbian taekwondist Milica Mandic has won the gold medal at the 2017 World Taekwondo Championship in South Korea.

The Olympic gold medalist from London beat reigning champion Hyeri Oh of South Korea 17-13 in the final of the under-73 kg tournament on Thursday, Tanjug reported.

Serbian taekwondist Milica Mandic has won the gold medal at the 2017 World Taekwondo Championship in South Korea.

The Olympic gold medalist from London beat reigning champion Hyeri Oh of South Korea 17-13 in the final of the under-73 kg tournament on Thursday, Tanjug reported.

Turkish athlete Nur Tatar Askari won a gold medal in the 2017 World Taekwondo Championship on June 27 in South Korea, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.  

Bronze medalist in the 2016 Rio Olympics, Askari, defeated her U.S. opponent Paige McPherson in the women's under-67 kg final in the city of Muju.