South Korea earns its 2nd gold in taekwondo

The country that created taekwondo can still dominate.

Oh Hye-ri won the women's 67-kilogram division at the Olympics on Friday, giving South Korea its second gold medal of the Rio de Janeiro Games.

Oh beat top-seeded Haby Niare of France in the final. Although she didn't score until the second round, Oh quickly landed numerous head shots within about 30 seconds to win 13-12.

The 28-year-old Oh also dominated her quarterfinal match against Chuang Chia-Chia of Taiwan, a fight that was stopped after Oh racked up an insur- mountable 21-9 lead.

Oh previously competed in a heavier weight division, winning a world championship title.

The other South Korean to win Olympic gold in taekwondo at the Rio Games was Kim So-hui, who earned the title in the women's light flyweight division on Wednesday.

Ruth Gbagbi of the Ivory Coast and Nur Tatar of Turkey won the bronze medals on Friday.

In the men's event, Cheick Sallah Sisse won the 80-kilogram division by beating Lutalo Muhammad of Britain in the final, giving the Ivory Coast its first Olympic gold medal.