Canada’s Skylar Park has won an Olympic 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.
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The Canadian defeated Turkey’s Hatice Kubra Ilgan 2-0 in the repechage to advance.
Park beat Dominika Hronova of Czechia 2-0 in her opening match of the day at the Grand Palais.