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Taekwondo-Teenager Marton makes breakthrough for Hungary welterweight gold

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PARIS :Teenager Viviana Marton capped a day of upsets with gold medal in the women's taekwondo welterweight division at the Paris Games on Friday, winning Hungary's first Olympic medal in the sport.Another little-known fighter, Tunisia's Firas Katoussi, later won gold in the men's welterweight by defeating Iran's Mehran Barkhordari 4-2 5-1.Marton dominated Serbia's Aleksandra Perisic 7-1 4-2 in the women's under 67kg final at the Grand Palais, clinching victory with a kick to the body."I can't believe it right now, but I feel that all the hard work makes this medal," she said. "It’s very important for me and for my country, for Hungary, because it’s the first medal in taekwondo.

I hope there’ll be more taekwondo players, girls and boys."The 18-year-old reached the title-decider after having ousted twice Olympic bronze medallist Ruth Gbagbi from Ivory Coast and Belgium's 2022 world champion Sarah Chaari, who later won bronze.In testament to the sport's unpredictability, three top contenders failed to advance to the finals.In the men's, America's top gold medal hope CJ Nickolas, who won silver at the world championships last year, bowed out to Katoussi in a close semi-final won in the last minute by the Tunisian fighter with a kick to the body.

Nickolas' aggressive and persistent combat style produced some of the most spectacular bouts, notably against Italy's 2022 world champion Simone Alessio, who defeated him in the final match for bronze.

Denmark's Edi Hrnic was the second bronze medal winner. The energised American fighter danced onto the mat for his first contest with a patched jacket with his name on the back draped over his shoulders."I put the raw version of myself out there for everybody to see.

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