Crismanich wins taekwondo gold

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Sebastian Eduardo Crismanich of Argentina has won gold in the under-80 kilograms taekwondo division, beating Nicolas Garcia Hemme of Spain 1-0 in the final.

In a tense final, both Crismanich and Garcia took a safe approach, with neither willing to go on the offensive for fear of getting caught on the counter and the two competitors spent much of the match blocking each other's kicks.
The Argentinian finally managed to break the deadlock with eight seconds remaining after landing a body shot which was enough to see him win the match and take home the gold.
Meanwhile, British taekwondo player Lutalo Muhammad battled to an Olympic bronze medal with victory over Arman Yeremyan of Armenia.
The Team GB fighter, raised just a few miles away in Walthamstow, did himself justice with an all-action display to win 9-3 and became Britain's first male Olympic taekwondo medallist.