Indian judoka Jasleen Singh Saini won a gold medal in the men's 66 kg category at the 2023 Taipei Asian Open in Chinese Taipei on Saturday.
Saini defeated South Korea's Park Chanwoo in the final to win the Championship.
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The double gold medal-winning judoka at the South East Asian Championship defeated Japan's Minakoshi Ayumu in the semifinals.
🇮🇳's Jasleen Singh Saini wins🥇at Taipei Asian Open Judo 🥋
— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) July 1, 2023
The 🇮🇳 Judoka defeats 🇰🇷's Park Chanwoo in the Final of Men's 66kg event to mark this feat.
Well done champ! Many congratulations 🥳👏 pic.twitter.com/5QUbBwBGwj
The Indian made it to the last four stage after finishing at the top of Pool D. He was clubbed alongside Malaysia's Soh Yew Ing and South Korea's Hyeonsu Yoon in the pool and he managed to beat both his rivals to qualify as the topper.
Saini is India's sole representative in the Taipei Asian Open 2023. He also participated in the 2022 Commonwealth Games last year in Birmingham.
Ahead of the last day of the competition which is on Sunday, India are fourth in the medal table behind South Korea, Chinese Taipei, and Australia.
