Panipak Wongpattanakit made history by becoming the first Thai athlete to win two Olympic gold medals, successfully defending her title in the women's taekwondo -49kg division at the Paris Olympics. She defeated China's Guo Qing 2-1, securing the victory with decisive head kicks. South Korea's Park Tae-joon reclaimed national pride by winning gold in the men's -58kg category, overcoming Azerbaijan’s Gashim Magomedov who had to withdraw due to injury. In the men's 3000m steeplechase, Soufiane El Bakkali of Morocco retained his Olympic title, with Kenneth Rooks from the USA winning silver and Abraham Kibiwot of Kenya taking bronze.