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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