Taekwondo-Thailand’s Wongpattanakit wins women’s 49kG gold medal

CHIBA, Japan, July 24 (Reuters) – Thailand’s Panipak Wongpattanakit, the bronze medallist in Rio five years ago, beat Spanish teenager Adriana Cerezo Iglesias to win the gold medal for women’s taekwondo in the 49kg category on Saturday.

Serbia’s Tijana Bogdanovic and Israel’s Abishag Semberg won the two bronze medals.

Reporting by Chang-Ran Kim; editing by John Stonestreet

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