Olympics-Taekwondo-Tunisia's Katoussi wins men's welterweight gold

Paris 2024 Olympics - Taekwondo - Men -80kg Gold Medal Contest - Grand Palais, Paris, France - August 09, 2024. Firas Katoussi of Tunisia celebrates winning his bout against Mehran Barkhordari of Iran. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang

PARIS (Reuters) - Tunisia's Firas Katoussi won the Olympic gold medal in the men's taekwondo welterweight (-80kg) division in Paris on Friday, beating Iran's Mehran Barkhordari who claimed silver.

Katoussi defeated Barkhordari in two rounds, scoring 4-2 5-1.

Italy's Simone Alessio and Denmark's Edi Hrnic won the bronze medals.

(Reporting by Mathieu Rosemain; Editing by Hugh Lawson)