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Olympics Latest: Rashitov wins taekwondo gold at Tokyo Games
The Latest on the Tokyo Olympics, which are taking place under heavy restrictions after a year’s delay because of the coronavirus pandemic:
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Ulugbek Rashitov won Uzbekistan’s first Olympic taekwondo gold medal in dramatic fashion by beating Bradly Sinden of Britain.
The 19-year-old Rashitov landed a four-point turning body kick inside the final 15 seconds to turn a two-point deficit into a two-point lead and the featherweight hung on for a 34-29 victory to claim Uzbekistan’s first-ever medal in taekwondo.
Rashitov is relatively inexperienced on the world stage but his success echoes Uzbekistan’s major strides in combat sports, including the Uzbek boxing team’s breakthrough performance in Rio de Janeiro.
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Lee Kiefer of the United States celebrates winning the women s individual Foil final competition against Inna Deriglazova of the Russian Olympic Committee at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Chiba, Japan. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) tokyo 2020 olympics
Kiefer earns 3rd American fencing gold ever with foil win July 25 10:30 pm JST July 26 | 01:26 pm JST TOKYO
Lee Kiefer won the third gold medal for the United States at the Tokyo Olympics and the third fencing gold in the country s history by beating defending champion Inna Deriglazova of Russia 15-13 in the women’s foil final.
Mariel Zagunis is the only other U.S fencer to earn gold, winning the saber events at the 2004 and 2008 Games.
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Romain Cannone exulte après sa qualification en demi-finale de l épée, le 25 juillet 2021. (MOHD RASFAN / AFP)
De remplaçant à finaliste des Jeux olympiques ! A Tokyo, dimanche 25 juillet, Romain Cannone s est qualifié pour la finale du tournoi masculin de l épée. Il a dominé l Ukrainien Igor Reizlin, 3e épéiste mondiale, en demi-finale (15-10). Pour le titre olympique, il affrontera le Hongrois Gergely Siklosi, numéro un mondial et favori. Il est déjà assuré de décrocher la troisième médaille de la délégation tricolore, après le bronze et l argent de Luka Mkheidze et Amandine Buchard.