South Koreans shone in the taekwondo competition after collecting three gold medals out of four on offer at the Asian Games on Friday, while Abdulqader Hikamt A Sarhan of Qatar snatched the remaining one.
You Young Dae from South Korea claimed the men's 58kg division title after beating Nattapong Tewawetchapong from Thailand, while his teammate Kwon Eun Kyung won the women's 51kg final.
"I met a very tough opponent in the finals. As both are tall, so my coach told me to target the body, not the face," said You.
Hwang Kyung Seon added a third gold after winning the women's 67kg category, beating Antoinette Rivero Mary from the Philippines 6-1.
"We all feel proud for our country," said Hwang. "Before the game, I thought we might win some (golds), but winning three was still out of my expectation."
In the men's 78kg final, Sarhan took an early lead but ended the first round 3-3.
"At that moment, I thought I would win. Thanks for the audience 's support. Without them, I could not make it," said Sarhan.
In the roaring cheering, the Qatari national champion pulled away 6-3 in the second round.
Bibak Asl fought from the third round and knocked Sarhan to the ground with a strong kick but no points were awarded. The referees were called in and the Iranian was awarded two points for the technique, taking the score from 7-3 to 8-5 with 35 seconds to go.
"The match was very hard and he won by following his (South) Korean coach Jang Jee Kwo's instruction," said Qatar's assistant coach Adley Hossam.
Later on, Sarhan received a second warning for falling, bringing the score back to 7-5, but the Qatari scored another point to seal the win at 8-5, sending the home crowd into raptures.
"We have been preparing Sarhan in particular for the last four years for the Doha Games, " added Adley Hossam.
With the rise of Sarhan, two giants fell on the same floor.
Olympic champion Chu Mu Yen of Chinese Taipei only picked a bronze and China's world champion Wang Ying was ousted from the first match.
Chu was toppled by Nattapong Tewawetchapong of Thailand 2-1 in the semi-finals.
"I was so disappointed. This was not what I expected for the Asian Games," Chu said, adding that he might not take part in the 2008 Olympic Games after the heartbroken defeat.
"I would think it for a while. I could not make the decision on weather to go to Beijing or not, the new rules clearly are not in favor of me," added Zhu.
Wang, crowned in the 2005 World Championships in Spain, was beaten by Iran's Fekry Khosh Jamal 3-2 in the quarter-finals.
Showing some attacking skills in the first round, Wang seemed to be in a good form after collecting her first point.
"In the beginning, I thought I could win," said Wang who receded to a defensive role in the second round.
"Troubled with a left foot injury, she could not concentrate on the match," explained Wang's teammate Luo Wei, an Olympic champion.
Seeing the weak point of Wang, Jamal did not let the chance go and won two points in the third round after a flurry of dazzling footwork.
"In competition, there is always winner and loser. Wang clearly was not in her best form," added Wang's coach Lu Xiudong.
With a minute to go in the final round, Jamal took a 3-2 lead with a roundabout kick, hitting the 21-year-old Wang on the side.
Wang tried in vain to score the much-needed point and pressed hard on Jamal to a corner while the final seconds were ticking away.