Turkey beat Iran to win men's taekwondo gold

Turkey's Servet Tazegul has claimed gold in a thrilling men's 68kg taekwondo final.

Tazegul edged Mohamed Bagheri Motamed from Iran in a keenly-contested gold medal bout.

The Turkish star's variety of attack was the key, landing with a series of strong kicks to defeat Motamed 6-5.

Motamed conceded a penalty point in the second round, a mistake that ultimately proved costly.

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