An 18-year-old Anastasija Zolotic makes history for USA- Becomes first women to win Olympic gold in Taekwondo

Anastasija Zolotic, an 18-year-old from Florida, became the first American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in taekwondo on Sunday.

Zolotic won gold in the women’s -57kg Taekwondo after she defeated Russian Olympic Committee’s Tatiana Minina, who claimed silver, 25-17 at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Bronze went to Hatice Ilgun of Turkey and Chinese Taipei’s Lo Chia-Ling.

The United States secured its fourth gold medal of the Summer Games and the nation’s tenth overall.

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