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RIO DE JANEIRO -- South Korea claimed the first taekwondo gold medal of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Wednesday, restoring some pride to the country that invented the sport.Seventh-ranked Sohui Kim defeated Tijana Bogdanovic of Serbia in a tight final where both fighters struggled to find their form. Kim won 7-6.I never expected to be the Olympic champion, Kim said. I feel like Im on cloud nine.South Korea took only a single gold at the London Olympics and is hoping for a better performance in Rio. At the end of the first day of competition, it already had a gold and a bronze -- won by Taehun Kim in the mens 58-kilogram division.To chants of Korea in the stadium, Kim scored first against Bogdanovic in the 49-kilogram final with a roundhouse kick before cementing her lead in the second round with a head shot. She was penalized for avoiding the fight in the last seconds of the match, and a video replay contesting whether she had scored another head kick -- that was ultimately unsuccessful -- delayed her celebrations.Kim said that because taekwondo is a Korean sport, there is additional pressure to deliver.I feel proud that I can win (this medal) for Korea, she said.Bogdanovic dominated most of her fights on Wednesday and knocked out two-time defending Olympic champion Jingyu Wu of China. The Serb said she was disappointed not to win the gold and disputed whether the scoring was accurate.The womens bronze medals were won by Patimat Abakorova of Azerbaijan and Panipak Wongpattanakit of Thailand.In the mens 58-kilogram division, eighth-ranked Shuai Zhao of China beat Tawin Hanprab of Thailand 6-4 to claim gold.The two fought in an acrobatic final marked by Zhaos almost continuous stream of head kicks -- made all the more colorful by the yellow trousers he was wearing in a nod to the Olympic officials decision to allow competitors to add a single color to the traditional all-white taekwondo uniform.Hanprab tried desperately to counterattack by using spinning kicks but didnt quite manage to connect.The 21-year-old Zhao won a bronze medal at the Asian Championships this year. 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Australian surfer Tyler Wright has continued her charge to a world crown with a convincing first round victory in the World Surf League event in France.The series leader, who could become world champion with a win in Hossegor, brushed aside South African Bianca Buitendag and Chelsea Tuach from Barbados.Wright, 22, opened with an impressive score of 8.00 and then scored 5.33 with Buitendag unable to close the lead.Waves like this allow you a lot of freedom because theres not just one spot and one particular wave that you have to be looking for and I really enjoy that, said Wright, who is defending event champion.Fellow Australian Nikki Van Dijk helped Wrights cause by taking down current world No.2 Courtney Conlogue.The American will now have to battle through the elimination round two to block Wrights world title hopes.Six-time WSL champion Stephanie Gilmore advanced directly wwith a tight win over Hawaiians Malia Manuel and Coco Ho, while fellow Australians Sally Fitzgibbons and Keely Andrew were opening round losers.ddddddddddddIn the mens draw, current No.3 Australian Matt Wilkinson tripped on a tricky match-up with Miguel Pupo and Italian wildcard Leonardo Fioravanti with the Brazilian advancing.Former event champion Adrian Buchan dominated his opening heat to relegate compatriot Stuart Kennedy and crowd favourite Frenchman Jeremy Flores.Mens rankings leader, Hawaiian John John Florence, sealed his opening round win with a deep tube as the clock wound down, while No.2 and defending event champion Brazils Gabriel Medina also went straight through to round three, as did reigning WSL champion Brazilian Adriano De Souza. 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