Winnipeg's Skylar Park earned a taekwondo bronze medal to finish her season on Saturday at the world Grand Prix Final in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Facing Morocco's Nada Laaraj in a 57-kilogram match, Park scored a headshot to take the first round and maintained an aggressive approach throughout the second for a 2-0 victory.
The third-seeded Park received a bye through the round of 16 and advanced to the semifinals with a 2-0 quarter-final win over Poland's Patrycja Adamkiewicz.
Park then dropped a 2-0 decision in a close fight against Turkey's Hatice Kubra Ilgun. "Our top athletes showed a lot of determination in their matches and fought extremely well," Canada high performance director Dr.
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