Olympics-Taekwondo-Heartache for South Korea as Olympics jinx follows Lee


FILE PHOTO: Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Taekwondo - Men's Featherweight 58-68kg - Last 16 - Makuhari Messe Hall A, Chiba, Japan - July 25, 2021. Ulugbek Rashitov of Uzbekistan and Lee Dae-Hoon of South Korea react after competing REUTERS/Murad Sezer

CHIBA, Japan (Reuters) - Top-ranked taekwondo champion Lee Dae-hoon lost in the first match of his final Olympics on Sunday, dashing South Korea's best hope for a gold medal in the national sport it once dominated.

Lee has won a trove of gold medals including three world championships and a record 12 Grands Prix, but the Olympic trophy has eluded him. He won silver in London 2012 and bronze in Rio four years later.

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