JAKARTA, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- South Korea won their third taekwondo gold after Kim Tae Hun took the title of the men's 58kg at the 2018 Asian Games here on Monday.
Kim defeated Niyaz Pulatov of Uzbekistan 24-6 in the final to claim his second Asian Games gold as he topped the men's 54kg podium at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon.
South Korea took their first taekwondo gold by winning the men's team poomsae and Kang Minsung added the second gold by winning the men's individual poomsae on Sunday.
Taekwondo is a Korean martial art that emphasizes skill, strength, and speed of kick. It was first introduced in Asian Games in 1986, but missed the 1990 Beijing Asiad.
The 18th Asiad will stage 465 events out of 40 sports, among which 330 events from 32 sports will feature in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The 2018 Asian Games, attracting more than 10,000 athletes, will run through Sept. 2. Enditem
