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Tazegul scores gold for Turkey in taekwondo
Servet Tazegul of Turkey won Olympic taekwondo gold in the men's 68kg weight class in London on Thursday.
Updated on: Aug 10, 2012, 21:52:36 IST
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Servet Tazegul of Turkey won Olympic taekwondo gold in the men's 68kg weight class on Thursday.
Tazegul, the World No.1 and 2008 bronze medallist, narrowly beat Mohammad Bagheri of Iran 6-5 on points.
"I have worked for this since 2008 when I got the bronze medal. I reached my goal," Tazegul said.
"This medal is in memory of my mother. I lost her not long ago."
Earlier, Terrence Jennings of the US and Afghanistan's Rohullah Nikpai won bronze medals.
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