Anastasija Zolotic on Sunday became the first U.S. woman to win a gold medal in taekwondo, Yahoo Sports reported on Sunday.
Zolotic, 18, defeated Tatiana Minina of the Russian Olympic Committee 25-17 in the women’s 57-kg final at the Tokyo Olympics, in a competitive three-round bout. Entering the final round with a one-point lead, Zolotic gained seven more points to beat the fifth-ranked taekwondo fighter in the world.
Zolotic defeated Morocco’s Nada Laaraj, Turkey’s Hatice Kubra Ilgun and Chinese Taipei’s Lo Chia-ling en route to her gold medal match, according to Yahoo Sports.
We can't take it either!!! Anastasija Zolotic is an OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST 🥇 and she's the first @TeamUSA woman to claim that title in taekwondo 🤩#OlympicHERstory pic.twitter.com/XlGHUsDBnJ
— On Her Turf (@OnHerTurf) July 25, 2021
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