Thailand's Wongpattanakit wins women's 49kg taekwondo gold medal - first Olympic gold for South-East Asia in Tokyo


CHIBA, Japan, July 24 (Reuters): Thailand's Panipak Wongpattanakit, the bronze medallist in Rio five years ago, beat Spanish teenager Adriana Cerezo Iglesias to win the gold medal for women's taekwondo in the 49kg category on Saturday.

Serbia's Tijana Bogdanovic and Israel's Abishag Semberg won the two bronze medals.

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