Dunya Abutaleb Misses Chance to Win Bronze at Olympics

  • Publish date: Thursday، 08 August 2024

She missed the chance of becoming Saudi Arabia's first-ever female Olympic medallist.

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Saudi Arabia's taekwondo athlete Dunya Abutaleb lost against Iran's Mobina Nematzadeh and missed her chance of winning a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics 2024

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Abutaleb lost with a score of 2-0 in the women's -49kg and missed the chance of becoming Saudi Arabia's first-ever female Olympic medallist.

In the first round, The Iranian athlete won with a score of 3-0 because she sneaked in a kick with just a few seconds on the clock and in the final round, Nematzadeh secured the bronze medal with a scorpion kick. 

The loss came after Abutaleb defeated Israel’s Abishag Semberg, but she was defeated by Panipak Wongpattanakit in the quarterfinals. 

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Image source: @dunyaabutaleb Instagram page

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