Taekwondo adds punch to core sports argument


Salute: Syafiq Zuber became the first Malaysian to defend a gold in the men’s kyorugi event. — GLENN GUAN/The Star

TAEKWONDO have been fighting to become a core sport again since being dropped in 2017, and it just added more punch to their argument with their overwhelming success at the SEA Games.

The sport’s success in winning three gold, two silver and three bronze medals in poomsae and kyorugi has breathed life into the sport’s development again.

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