Canada’s Skylar Park lost her taekwondo quarterfinal and needed help to continue fighting for a medal at the Olympic Games in Paris.
The 25-year-old from Winnipeg fell 2-0 to Kim Yujin of South Korea, and thus needed Kim to reach the final of the women’s 57-kilogram division to get into a repechage later Thursday for a chance to battle for bronze.
Park lost 7-6, 9-5 to Kim.
Park was eliminated in a quarterfinal three years ago at the Tokyo Olympics.
In the Round of 16 earlier Thursday, the 25-year-old Park defeated Dominika Hronova of the Czech Republic 2-0.
Park handily won the first round 6-2 and overcame a two-point deficit in the second round by a 4-3 score.
The Canadian is ranked third in the world in her division.