LIMA (Reuters) - The United States collected the first gold medal of the Pan Am Games on Saturday, with Alex Lee spoiling what would have been a dream start for the Peruvian hosts when he beat Hugo Del Castillo in taekwondo's men's poomsae final.
However, Peru did not have to wait long to celebrate their first success when just over an hour later Gladys Tejeda claimed a rousing but controversial win in the women's marathon.
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