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Cisse wins first ever gold for Ivory Coast

By AFP
Ivory Coast Ivory Coast's Cheick Sallah Cisse R created history for the West African country when he stunned Lutalo Muhammad of Britain with a four-point score for gold right at the end in the men's 80kg taekwondo.  By Ed Jones AFP
AUG 20, 2016 LISTEN
Ivory Coast's Cheick Sallah Cisse (R) created history for the West African country when he stunned Lutalo Muhammad of Britain with a four-point score for gold right at the end in the men's 80kg taekwondo. By Ed Jones (AFP)

Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - Cheick Sallah Cisse won Ivory Coast's first ever gold medal in the Olympics with a kick in the last second of the men's under-80kg taekwondo final.

Cisse created history for the West African country when he stunned the third seed Lutalo Muhammad of Britain with a four-point score right at the death to win 8-6.

Tunisia's Oussama Oueslati and Milad Beigi Harchgani of Turkey won the bronze medals.

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