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María Espinoza wins silver in women's 67kg Taekwondo at Olympics

She became the first Mexican female athlete to earn medals in three different Olympic Games.

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20/08/2016 |19:49Newsroom |
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María del Rosario Espinoza won the silver medal in the women's 67kg Taekwondo at the Olympic Games in Rio.

Espinoza, from Guasave, Sinaloa, was defeated by Chinese Shuyin Zheng 5-1.

The Mexican taekwondist won gold medal in Beijing 2008 and silver in London 2012.

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With this medal won in Rio, she became the first Mexican female athlete to earn medals in three different Olympic Games