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When two-time defending Olympic gold medalist Steven Lopez finished off his bronze medal match, he and his siblings, Diana and Mark, kicked their way into the history books. More...

Mark Lopez of the United States will advance to the finals of the men's 68-kilogram taekwondo competition, but his sister, Diana, lost her quarterfinal bout Thursday, but will go for bronze. More...

The fourth day of Olympic taekwondo features the most powerful fighters - the men's 80+kg and women's 67+kg divisions. Follow the results live as they come in from Beijing. More...

South Korea's Cha Dong-min has won the men's over 80-kilogram class in taekwondo, bringing the fourth gold to his country in its native sport. More...

Mexico's Maria del Rosario Espinoza won the gold medal in the women's over 67-kilogram class of taekwondo. More...

World champion Maria del Rosario Espinoza of Mexico earned a slot in the finals of the women's over 67-kilogram class on the closing day of the Olympic taekwondo competition Saturday. More...

Fidel Castro on Monday defended the Cuban taekwondo athlete who kicked a judge in the face at the Beijing Olympics, saying Angel Matos was rightfully indignant over his disqualification from the bronze-medal match. More...

Mexico's Guillermo Perez won gold, and Afghanistan's Rohullah Nikpai earned his country's first ever Olympic medal (a bronze). Watch the highlights from the first day of taekwondo competition. More...

Hwang Kyung-seon won South Korea's third gold medal in taekwondo on Friday, and Iran's Hadi Saei captured the men's 80kg title after an upset sent the favorite, Steven Lopez, to a quarterfinal loss. More...

Siblings Diana and Mark Lopez gave their fans a few anxious moments, as they battled through victory, loss and overtime en route to earning bronze and silver medals in the Olympic taekwondo tournament. More...

The final day of Olympic taekwondo featured the 80+kg men and the 67+kg women. On a wild day that included the banning of one athlete, Cha Dongmin and Maria del Rosario Espinoza walked away with gold. More...

Afghanistan won its first Olympic medal, when Rohullah Nikpai defeated world champion Juan Antonio Ramos of Spain to take the bronze medal in the men's under 58-kilogram taekwondo competition. More...

South Korea collected two gold medals in taekwondo on Thursday, while siblings Mark and Diana Lopez of the United States won a silver and a bronze, adding more hardware to the family's haul. More...

A Cuban taekwondo athlete attacked the referee, bloodying his face, after losing his bronze-medal match in Beijing Saturday. Angel Matos was banned from the Olympics. More...

Iran's Hadi Saei won the men's 80-kilogram class taekwondo gold on Friday, defeating Italy's Mauro Sarmiento, who, earlier in the day, defeated American Steven Lopez. More...

South Korea's Hwang Kyung-seon defeated Canada's Karine Sergerie with a kick in the final seconds to win the women's 67-kilogram class gold in taekwondo Friday. More...

South Korea's Lim Su-jeong won the women's 57kg. taekwondo gold on Thursday, defeating Azize Tanrikulu of Turkey, but the United States' Diana Lopez added to her family's Olympic medal haul with a bronze medal. More...

South Korea's Son Tae-jin scored a kick in the final second to defeat Mark Lopez of the United States for the gold medal in the men's 68kg. taekwondo competition. More...

Fidel Castro on Monday defended the Cuban taekwondo athlete who kicked a judge in the face at the Beijing Olympics, saying Angel Matos was rightfully indignant over his disqualification from the bronze-medal match. More...

When two-time defending Olympic gold medalist Steven Lopez finished off his bronze medal match, he and his siblings, Diana and Mark, kicked their way into the history books. More...

Afghanistan won its first Olympic medal, when Rohullah Nikpai defeated world champion Juan Antonio Ramos of Spain to take the bronze medal in the men's under 58-kilogram taekwondo competition. More...

Siblings Diana and Mark Lopez gave their fans a few anxious moments, as they battled through victory, loss and overtime en route to earning bronze and silver medals in the Olympic taekwondo tournament. More...

A Cuban taekwondo athlete attacked the referee, bloodying his face, after losing his bronze-medal match in Beijing Saturday. Angel Matos was banned from the Olympics. More...

The final day of Olympic taekwondo featured the 80+kg men and the 67+kg women. On a wild day that included the banning of one athlete, Cha Dongmin and Maria del Rosario Espinoza walked away with gold. More...

A Cuban taekwondo athlete attacked the referee, bloodying his face, after losing his bronze-medal match in Beijing Saturday. Angel Matos was banned from the Olympics. More...