Athletes Shivansh Tyagi and Margerette Maria Regi were eliminated in the men's 80 kg and women's 67 kg divisions, respectively, bringing India's taekwondo competition to an end. With only one previous bronze medal in taekwondo from the 2002 Olympics, India was unable to increase their total this year.
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- Shivansh Tyagi and Margerette Maria Regi, two Indian taekwondo competitors, were disqualified.
- In taekwondo, India has only ever won one medal, back in 2002 in Busan.
- At the last minute, permission had been given for the Indian taekwondo squad to visit China.
India's taekwondo campaign at the Asian Games came to an end on Wednesday as Shivansh Tyagi and Margerette Maria Regi were eliminated. In the men's 80 kg round of 32, Tyagi got off to a good start by defeating Cambodian Mithona Va 2-0 (3-3, 8-5) to advance to the pre-quarterfinals.
The 24-year-old, however, was unable to perform at his peak once more, losing 0-2 (6-15, 1-15) to Woohyeok Park of South Korea in the round of 16. Maria was defeated by Taiwan's Jui En Chang in the women's 67kg round of 16 by a score of 0-2 (4-9, 3-13).
The Indian athletes received last-minute approval to visit China and departed for Hangzhou on Monday night. In taekwondo, India has only ever won one medal, which was Surendra Bhandari's bronze in the 57 kg division in Busan in 2002.
