Olympic Bronze medal back within reach for Jack Woolley after reprieve

Ireland's Jack Woolley after his defeat by Gashim Magomedov in the men's 58kg round of 16 at the Grand Palais. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Jack Woolley’s hopes of claiming a taekwondo medal in the 2024 Olympic Games have been dramatically revived with the progress of Gashim Magomedov through to the final.

If that sounds odd and just a little hard to get your head around then that’s okay. Taekwondo is up there with the more complicated of the Olympics' many and varied formats.