In the Tokyo Olympic Taekwondo Men's 68 kg 16-in-8 Knockout Round, Zhao Shuai, the flag bearer of the Chinese delegation and Olympic champion, made his debut and finally defeated his opponent 22-20 and successfully advanced. In addition, South Korea's world champion Lee Dae-hoon was out of the cold.
At the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, the two flag bearers of the Chinese sports delegation were Zhu Ting, the captain of the Chinese women's volleyball team, and Zhao Shuai, the Olympic champion of taekwondo. Among them, Zhao Shuai wrote the history of Chinese taekwondo, 5 years ago in Rio, only 21 years old, he passed the level and won the 58 kg championship in taekwondo in a group of strong hands, achieving the Olympic gold medal of Chinese men's taekwondo "zero breakthrough". Today, Zhao Shuai is a leading figure in Chinese taekwondo. It is worth mentioning that as early as the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, he served as the standard-bearer of the Chinese delegation.
From the 58 kg class to the 68 kg class, this is a huge challenge for Zhao Shuai. However, Zhao Shuai's goal is still to be gold medal!
Zhao Shuai's debut opponent is Abdullah, and the opponent's strength is limited. In the first round, Zhao Shuai started behind, 5-7. Subsequently, Abdullah was awarded 1 point on the ground, and Zhao Shuai chased it to 6-7. In the second round, Zhao Shuai quickly overtook, the opponent pulled him, and was deducted points, Zhao Shuai 11-7 rebound. After that, the opponents tied, 11-11, and the competition between the two sides was white-hot. In the third and final round, Zhao Shuai had the advantage, winning 22-20.
In this competition, Zhao Shuai's goal is to defend his title, and Wu Jingyu of the Chinese taekwondo team has won the gold medal in the Olympic Games twice, but did not perform well at the Tokyo Olympic Games. However, Zhao Shuai also hopes to win 2 Olympic gold medals like Wu Jingyu.
It is worth mentioning that South Korea's famous Lee Dae-hoon is out of the cold. During his career, Lee has won numerous awards, including 3 World Championship gold medals, 3 Asian Games gold medals and 11 Grand Prix gold medals. But there seems to be a flaw in his brilliant achievements – there is no Olympic gold medal. But now, in a 16-8 match, he lost to an Uzbekistan player. At the London and Rio Olympics, he won bronze and silver medals respectively. Now, he's out early.