An instinctive fighter with a unique "jump reverse turning kick", Gbagbi was praised before Tokyo 2020 by Philippe Bouedo, a hugely experienced taekwondo fighter, coach and official who was World ...

Egypt's Hedaya Wahba won bronze in the women's -67kg category in taekwondo with a 17-6 victory over USA's Paige McPherson The highlights for Africa on day three of the Tokyo Olympics were three bronze ...

1 Women's Welterweight 57-67kg, Last 16, Katoka v Gbagbi 1 1 Women's Welterweight 57-67kg, Quarterfinal, Gbagbi v Zhang M Y 21 2 Women's Welterweight 57-67kg, Semifinal, Gbagbi v Williams 18 Women's ...

Ivory Coast won its first Olympic gold medal in history on Friday in Rio. Taekwondo athlete Cheick Cisse won gold after defeating a Tunisian competitor in the finals. Earlier in the day, teammate Ruth ...

Ivory Coast's two medallists from the Rio Olympic games have been given cash awards and houses by the president. Cheick Cisse, who won taekwondo gold, was given $85,000 (£64,000) and Ruth Gbagbi, who ...

LAUREN WILLIAMS has guaranteed Team GB another medal as she beat Ruth Gbagbi 24-18 to book her spot in the taekwondo final. The Welsh 22-year-old will head back from Tokyo 2020 with at least a silver ...

Lauren Williams surged into the Olympic taekwondo final with a thrilling 24-18 win over Rio bronze medallist Ruth Gbagbi in Tokyo. The Blackwood 22-year-old, whose season has been hit by injury, ...

Ruth Gbagbi has already contributed hugely to Ivory Coast's recent rich period in taekwondo, most notably with Olympic bronzes at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 and a world title in 2017. An instinctive ...

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Ivory Coast's two medallists from the Rio Olympic games have been given cash awards and houses by the president. Cheick Cisse, who won taekwondo gold, was given $85,000 (£64,000) and Ruth Gbagbi, who ...

Ivory Coast's Ruth Gbagbi, 27, matched the bronze she won in Rio as she beat Brazil's Milena Titoneli 12-8 in the -67kg category. She had lost to Great Britain's Lauren Williams in the semi-finals ...