Host China finishes World Taekwondo Championships with 1 silver, 8 bronzes

WUXI, China, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- Host China concluded its campaign at the World Taekwondo Championships here on Thursday, as 20-year-old Zhang Chuling claimed a bronze medal in the women's 53kg event, bringing the team's final tally to one silver and eight bronze medals.

In the women's 53kg semifinal, Zhang, this year's national champion, lost 2-0 to Saudi Arabia's Dunya Ali M. Abutaleb. Zhang conceded the first