Lutalo Muhammad eases through to taekwondo last eight

Great Britain's Lutalo Muhammad has gotten off to a winning start at the European Games with a comfortable victory over Teodor Georgiev.

The Olympic bronze medallist failed to score during the first minute of the contest, but he had established a 3-1 lead over the Bulgarian by the end of the opening round.

The 24-year-old produced his best work in the second, scoring with two offensive kicks to the head to race to a 11-2 scoreline.

Georgiev improved in the final session but he couldn't prevent Muhammad scoring at will to eventually run out a 16-4 victor.

Muhammad is one match away from renewing his rivalry with Aaron Cook, who has switched allegiances to represent Moldova, after the former Brit powered his way into the last eight earlier on Thursday.