Host Mexcio clinched one gold medal on the second day of the 8th WTF World Junior Taekwondo Championships in Tijuana, Mexico on March 7, 2010. The United States, China, Turkey and Korea also grabbed one gold each.
In the women´s -44kg weight division, the United States´ Cheyenne Lewis clinched the gold medal as she beat Korea´s Mi Hui Choi. The bronze went to Ukraine´s Romoidanova Iryna and Iran´s Shirjahani Maryam.
China´s Li Wanhui beat France´s Haby Niare to win the gold medal in the women´s -63kg weight category. Russian Potapova Alexandra and Korean You Jin Jang shared the bronze medal.
In the men´s -48kg weight category, Korea´s Jeong Hun Kim earned his country the first gold medal at the 8th World Junior Championships. The silver went to Jordan´s Al Ahmad. Iranian Ahmadi Danial and Thai Emsri Karepol shared the bronze medal in the division.
In the men´s -51kg weight division, Mexico´s Rodriguez Cesar Roman gave his country the first gold as he brushed aside a stiff challenge from Russian Denisenko Alexey in the final match. Turkey´s Omer Aksoy and Japan´s Daisuke Harada shared the bronze medal.
Turkey´s Ozan Bindak needed a sudden-death round to clinch the gold medal in the men´s -73kg weight division against Germany´s Gulec Tahir.
The bronze went to Argentina´s Agustin Alves and Belarus´s Aliaksandr Shmakou.
The 8th World Junior Championships are under way at the Multi-Purpose Gymnasium at the High Performance Sports Center in Tijuana, drawing a total of 696 athletes from a record 97 countries. The championships continue until March 9.
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