Olympics-Taekwondo-Iran's Salimi wins men's heavyweight gold

Paris 2024 Olympics - Taekwondo - Men +80kg Gold Medal Contest - Grand Palais, Paris, France - August 10, 2024. Arian Salimi of Iran celebrates holding up a flag with his coach after winning his bout against Caden Cunningham of Britain. REUTERS/Albert Gea

PARIS (Reuters) - Iran's Arian Salimi won the Olympic gold medal in the men's taekwondo heavyweight (+80kg) division on Saturday, beating Britain's Caden Cunningham who claimed silver.

Cuba's Rafael Alba and Ivory Coast's Cheick Sallah Cisse won the bronze medals.

(Reporting by Mathieu Rosemain; Editing by Ken Ferris)