OLYMPICS/Aug. 8 recap: Kuo gets Olympic bronze; no repeat for Lo in taekwondo
08/09/2024 11:40 AM
Taiwan boosted its medal total at the Paris Olympics to one gold and five bronzes Thursday after weightlifter Kuo Hsing-chun's (郭婞淳) third-place finish in the women's 59-kilogram weight class, but it was shut out in taekwondo.
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