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Taekwondo Star Avishag Semberg Recalls Brutal Revenge Attack in South Korea
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First reported by Mako · Jul 13, 2026
What happened
Israeli taekwondo athlete Avishag Semberg revealed she was seriously injured in a South Korean competition after being unfairly matched against a male opponent, suffering a knockout kick to the head. Despite brain swelling and a month and a half without training, she later won bronze at the European Under-21 Championship.
- 01Avishag Semberg was matched against a male opponent in a South Korean taekwondo competition.
- 02She was knocked unconscious by a head kick just nine seconds into the match.
- 03Semberg believes the organizers deliberately set her up for this attack as revenge.
- 04She suffered brain swelling and was sidelined from training for six weeks.
- 05Despite her injury, she won bronze at the European Under-21 Championship soon after.
- 06Semberg shared this experience on the Israeli show "Dancing with the Stars."
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