Canada’s Skylar Park wins bronze medal in taekwondo at Paris Olympics

PARIS — Canada’s Skylar Park has won a bronze medal in taekwondo at the Olympic Games in Paris.

The 25-year-old from Winnipeg defeated Lebanon’s Laetitia Aoun 2-0 in the women’s 57-kilogram division.

Park lost her quarterfinal to Kim Yujin of South Korea.

Kim reaching the final gave Park another chance at a medal via repechage.