After cruising her way through to the semi-finals of the National Taekwondo Championship in Suzhou, Olympic champ Wu Jingyu had to pull out at the last minute on the final day because of a hand injury. The title in the 53 kilo category instead went to Kong Deping of the Beijing Military Area Command.
All eyes were on the semi-final match of the women's 53-kilo event on Sunday, as Olympic champion Wu Jingyu was set to be in the competition. This would be her first official competition since the Beijing Olympic Games last summer. But to the disappointment of her fans, Wu didn't show up for the match.
Wu Jingyu had been riding high in her game right from the start, scoring 6-0, 11-0 and 7-0 for each of the competitions on her way to the semi-final. Then suddenly came the bad news that the Olympic champion was prevented from attending by injury, giving the match to her opponent. Yu's hand had apparently become swollen from an injury that occurred during training, and was aggravated during the competition.
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Taekwondo Olympic Champion Wu Jingyu withdraws
