By Sports Reporter/Doha


The South Koreans dominated on the second day of the First Qatar International Taekwondo Championship, winning five gold medals at the Indoor Hall of the Women Sports Committee at the Aspire Zone yesterday.
In a total eight finals that were held, South Koreans were in contention for six gold medals. However, So Hee Kim lost to Marina Sumic of Croatia in the women’s 62kg final. But her other compatriots were in good form yesterday.
The South Korean men won three titles ---- Je Yeup Kim (68kg) Chol Ho Jo (87kg) and Tae Moon Cha (58kg) – while women picked up two, In Jong Lee in 73kg and Da Hwi Kim in 53kg category.
Meanwhile, Qatar’s Marim Bin-Aly lost in the semi-final of the women’s 73kg category to eventual champion In Jong Lee.
The championships is organised by the Qatar Taekwondo and Judo Federation (QTJF) under the umbrella of the World Taekwondo Federation.
Over 800 athletes from 45 countries, representing different age groups, and around 55 international judges are participating in the championship, making it the strongest Taekwondo tournament ever in the history of the sport. The tournament is held for Juniors, Cadets and in Children categories for both male and female.
Results
Men:
68kg final: Je Yeup Kim (South Korea) bt Aykhan Taghizade (Azerbaijan) 9-0
87kg final:  Chol Ho Jo (South Korea) bt Dong Min Cha (South Korea) 4-2
74kg final:  Nikita Rafalovich (Uzbekistan) bt Torann Maizeroi (France) 11-7
58kg final: Tae Moon Cha (South Korea) bt Dylan Chellamootoo (France) 14-9
 Women:
62kg final: Marina Sumic (Croatia) bt So Hee Kim (South Korea) 10-6
73 kg final: In Jong Lee (South Korea) bt Iva Rados (Croatia) 9-6
46kg final: Hajer Mustapha (France) bt Yvette Yong (Canada) 1-0