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Olympics-Taekwondo-Tunisia's Katoussi wins men's welterweight gold

By Mathieu Rosemain
Paris 2024 Olympics - Taekwondo - Men -80kg Gold Medal Contest - Grand Palais, Paris, France - August 09, 2024. Firas Katoussi of Tunisia celebrates winning his bout against Mehran Barkhordari of Iran. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang

PARIS (Reuters) - Tunisia's Firas Katoussi won the Olympic gold medal in the men's taekwondo welterweight (-80kg) division in Paris on Friday, beating Iran's Mehran Barkhordari who claimed silver.

Katoussi defeated Barkhordari in two rounds, scoring 4-2 5-1.

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