BEIJING // The Mexican Guillermo Perez triumphed over Yulis Gabriel Mercedes of the Dominican Republic to win the men's 58kg category taekwondo gold. With neither fighter able to score in extra time, the referees awarded the match to Perez for attacking the most in a breathtaking exchange of aerial kicking skills. Rohullah Nikpai won Afghanistan's first Olympic medal, upsetting world flyweight champion Juan Antonio Ramos of Spain to take a bronze.
The Athens champion Chu Mu-Yen of Taiwan recovered from his shock quarter-final loss to Mercedes to beat Chutchawal Khawlaor of Thailand 4-1 in the other bronze decider. *Reuters
