Olympics-Taekwondo-Hungary's Marton wins women's welterweight gold

Paris 2024 Olympics - Taekwondo - Women -67kg Gold Medal Contest - Grand Palais, Paris, France - August 09, 2024. Viviana Marton of Hungary celebrates holding up a flag after winning her bout against Aleksandra Perisic of Serbia. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang

PARIS (Reuters) - Hungary's Viviana Marton won the Olympic gold medal in the women's taekwondo welterweight (-67kg) division on Friday, beating Serbia's Aleksandra Perisic who claimed silver.

Marton defeated Perisic in two rounds, scoring 7-1 4-2.

Belgium's Sarah Chaari and America's Kristina Teachout won the bronze medals.

(Reporting by Mathieu Rosemain; Editing by Ken Ferris)