Uzbek athlete wins Uzbekistan's first gold at Tokyo Olympic Games

AKIPRESS.COM - Nineteen-year-old Uzbek athlete Ulugbek Rashitov won a taekwondo gold at Tokyo Olympic Games.
Rashitov triumphed in a see-saw men's under-68 kilograms final against Britain's Bradly Sinden.
Momentum shifted back and forth, but it was the teenager who closed out a 34-29 victory thanks to a spinning head kick which snatched back the lead with fewer than 10 seconds left on the clock.
One of Rashitov's coaches was killed in June which made his victory over the world champion a poignant one.
"It was very hurtful, not only for me but for all the athletes," he said, after becoming Uzbekistan's first taekwondo medallist at the Olympics.