Solheim and Espinoza advance to final in Taekwondo Women's +67kg

  2008-08-23 10:43:05 GMT    2008-08-23 18:43:05 (Beijing Time)    BOCOG

  (BEIJING, August 23)-- Nina Solheim of Norway reached the final of the Women's +67 category by defeating Natalia Falavigna of Brazil in a semifinal match. The match ended 2-2, with Solheim adjudged the superior fighter.

  The other final berth went to Maria del Rosario Espinoza of Mexico, who defeated Sarah Stevenson of Great Britain 4-1.

  Stevenson was able to play in the semifinal match instead of Chinese fighter Chen Zhong, whose victory over Stevenson in the quarterfinals was judged as invalid after Stevenson lodged an appeal.