The last South Korean boxer to win an Olympic gold medal has spent the past 32 years wishing it was a silver. Desperate for Olympic glory, Park had gutted out the tournament with a broken right hand he suffered during training. Wearing a stunned look on his face, Park awkwardly embraced and held up an expressionless Jones into the air. Park said he keeps his Olympic gold framed on a wall at his home in mainland South Korea, along with other awards he won in amateur competition. “I want to sculpt a true Olympic gold medalist with my own hands and see that fighter take the highest spot on the podium.

Source: Fox News August 11, 2020 06:11 UTC