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PARIS — Tokyo Olympic champion Panipak Wongpattanakit has defended her title to secure Thailand's first gold medal of the Paris Games. And Park Tae-joon restored South Korea's pride on the opening day of the taekwondo competition by routing his opponent for the gold medal. The 26-year-old Wongpattanakit beat Guo Qing of China in the final of the 49-kilogram category. In the men's 58 kilos class, Park demolished Gashim Magomedov of Azerbaijan, who soldiered on but retired injured.
