Pen-ek's hope of bronze alive

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 08, 2012
Pen-ek's hope of bronze alive

Thailand's most updated English news website, newspaper english, breaking news : The Nation

Thailand's taekwondo practitioner Pen-Ek Karaket still keeps his hopes alive of fighting in the men's 58kg repechage for a consolation bronze medal when South Korean Lee Daehoon, who beat him in the first-round clash, continued his winning streak to beat Egyptian Tamer Bayoumi in a sudden death after the first three rounds ended in a 10-10 draw.

Lee next take on Russian Alexey Denisenko, who produced a 3-point head kick in a sudden death after the first three rounds ended in a 7-7 draw in the quarter-final match against second-seeded Yang Wei Chen.