Canadian Olympic taekwondo fighter Skylar Park won the bronze medal in the women’s 57-kg weight category match Thursday at the Paris 2024 Games. The 25-year-old from Winnipeg, MB, beat Laetitia Aoun of Lebanon in the bronze medal contest.Earlier Park beat Hatice Kubra Ilgan of Turkey in a battle to advance to the bronze medal round, guaranteeing her a medal. Like boxing and judo, a medal is awarded to both athletes in the bronze medal match. She lost in the quarterfinals to Kim Yujin of South Korea, who advanced to the finals, making room for Park to compete. Canada so far in the 2024 Paris Olympics has won 21 medals: six gold, five silver and 10 bronze..This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.
Canadian Olympic taekwondo fighter Skylar Park won the bronze medal in the women’s 57-kg weight category match Thursday at the Paris 2024 Games. The 25-year-old from Winnipeg, MB, beat Laetitia Aoun of Lebanon in the bronze medal contest.Earlier Park beat Hatice Kubra Ilgan of Turkey in a battle to advance to the bronze medal round, guaranteeing her a medal. Like boxing and judo, a medal is awarded to both athletes in the bronze medal match. She lost in the quarterfinals to Kim Yujin of South Korea, who advanced to the finals, making room for Park to compete. Canada so far in the 2024 Paris Olympics has won 21 medals: six gold, five silver and 10 bronze..This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.