Olympics-Taekwondo-Uzbekistan’s Rashitov wins men’s -68kg gold medal

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Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Taekwondo - Men's Featherweight 58-68kg - Gold medal match - Makuhari Messe Hall A, Chiba, Japan - July 25, 2021. Ulugbek Rashitov of Uzbekistan celebrates winning gold with the Uzbekistan flag REUTERS/Murad Sezer
Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Taekwondo - Men’s Featherweight 58-68kg - Gold medal match - Makuhari Messe Hall A, Chiba, Japan - July 25, 2021. Ulugbek Rashitov of Uzbekistan celebrates winning gold with the Uzbekistan flag REUTERS/Murad Sezer

CHIBA, Japan (Reuters) - Uzbekistan’s Ulugbek Rashitov defeated Britain’s Bradly Sinden to win the men’s taekwondo -68kg category gold medal on Sunday.

China’s Zhao Shuai and Turkey’s Hakan Recber claimed the bronze medals.

(Reporting by Chang-Ran Kim, editing by Pritha Sarkar)

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