S. Korean Lee Dae-hoon wins taekwondo bronze

South Korea's Lee Dae-hoon won a bronze medal in men's taekwondo at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Thursday.

Lee defeated Jaouad Achab of Belgium 11-7 in the men's -68kg bronze medal match at Carioca Arena 3.

Earlier in the day, Lee lost in the quarterfinals to Ahmad Abughaush of Jordan 11-8. The South Korean moved into the repechage stage when Abughaush reached the final.

Lee, who won the 2012 silver in the -58kg, needed to win two matches to claim one of the two bronze medals at stake. He beat Ghofran Ahmed of Egypt 14-6 in the first contest and then Achab for his second Olympic medal. (Yonhap)