Taekwondo-Serbia's Mandic wins women's heavyweight gold

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Serbia's Milica Mandic (L) reacts after defeating France's Anne-Caroline Graffe (2nd L) in their women's +67kg gold medal taekwondo final at the ExCel venue during the London 2012 Olympic Games August 11, 2012. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

Aug. 12

LONDON (Reuters) - Serbian Milica Mandic won the taekwondo gold medal in the women's heavyweight division at the London Games, beating Anne-Caroline Gaffe of France in the final on Saturday.

After a tight opening two rounds, Mandic opened up in the third and picked off world champion Graffe with quick kicks to the body, running out a 9-7 winner to earn Serbia their first gold medal of the Games.

Russia's Anastasia Baryshnikova and Mexican Maria Espinoza won the bronze medals following the repechage competition.

(Editing by Alison Williams)

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