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Day 15 Saturday, August 23, 2008
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TimeEventResults
08/23 09:00AM
NOR EGY 		Women 67+kg (148+ lbs) Preliminary Round of 16 
Nina SOLHEIM  (NOR) -  Noha ABD RABO  (EGY) 		Official
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08/23 09:15AM
MAS UZB 		Women 67+kg (148+ lbs) Preliminary Round of 16 
Chew Chan CHE  (MAS) -  Evgeniya KARIMOVA  (UZB) 		Official
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08/23 09:30AM
ECU AUS 		Women 67+kg (148+ lbs) Preliminary Round of 16 
Lorena BENITES  (ECU) -  Carmen MARTON  (AUS) 		Official
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08/23 09:45AM
BRA GRE 		Women 67+kg (148+ lbs) Preliminary Round of 16 
Natalia FALAVIGNA  (BRA) -  Kyriaki KOUVARI  (GRE) 		Official
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08/23 10:00AM
TUN MEX 		Women 67+kg (148+ lbs) Preliminary Round of 16 
Khaoula BEN HAMZA  (TUN) -  Maria del Rosario ESPINOZA  (MEX) 		Official
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Afghanistan wins first ever Olympic medalAfghanistan wins first ever Olympic medal

Afghanistan won its first Olympic medal on Wednesday, when Rohullah Nikpai defeated world champion Juan Antonio Ramos of Spain to take the bronze medal in the men's under 58-kilogram taekwondo competition.

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2008 Medals

CountryGoldSilverBronzeTotal
KOR4004
USA0123
MEX2002
CHN1012
TUR0112

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Traditionally, taekwondo competitions consist of 16 weight classes, eight for men and eight for women. In the Olympics, there are only eight classes -- four for each gender -- because the IOC limits the total number of taekwondo entrants to 128.

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    Know Korean?  Try these taekwondo terms. Or learn the words for popular punches and kicks in the sport.

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    The best way to score points in taekwondo is by connecting on kicks to the head. Here's a compilation of some of the best two-point scores during the Olympics.

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