Mexico`s Espinoza Wins +67-Kg Gold

Maria Espinoza won gold in taekwondo for Mexico on Saturday, defeating Norway's Nina Solheim 3-1 in the final of the women's +67-kg category.

Espinoza was too strong for her Norwegian opponent, landing a number of scoring blows in the middle of the bout and holding the lead until the clock ran down. Sarah Stevenson of Britain, booed by home fans after tournament officials overturned her quarter-final defeat to China's Chen Zhong, defeated Noha Abd Rabo of Egypt to take a bronze.

Brazil's Natalia Falavigna recovered from her semi-final loss to Solheim, to beat Karolina Kedzierska of Sweden 5-2 in the other bronze decider.