Paris 2024 Olympics: Following his opponent's withdrawal, Frenchman Cyrian Ravet wins bronze medal in taekwondo
|Cyrian Ravet wins the bronze medal. MAXPPP – TERESA SUAREZ
And a new medal for the French delegation! French taekwondo player Cyrian Ravet took advantage of his opponent's forfeit to win the bronze medal this Wednesday, August 7 at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
The French Cyrian Ravet, 2021 and 2022 European taekwondo champion, won the bronze medal at the Paris Olympics in -58 kg on Wednesday, his Italian opponent in the decisive match did not ;#39;not being featured on the carpet.
The 21-year-old fighter, out of the repechage, was to face Vito Dell Aquila, Olympic champion in Tokyo in 2021 and world champion in 2022, who lost on Wednesday in the semi-final. The reasons for his withdrawal were not immediately given.