London 2012: Repechage and bronze medal contests in men's +80kg and women's +67kg Taekwondo

In Jong Lee of Korea (blue) defeats Natalya Mamatova of Uzbekistan in the Repechage

Robelis Despaigne of Cuba (blue) defeats Kaino Thomsen-Fuataga  of Samoa, 14-2.

Robelis Despaigne of Cuba (blue) defeats Kaino Thomsen-Fuataga  of Samoa, 14-2.

In the Repechage Robelis Despaigne of Cuba (blue) defeats Kaino Thomsen-Fuataga
of Samoa, 14-2.

Support for Mexico - unfortunately, Modibo Daba Keita was injured in the semi-final (where he lost) and unable to compete for the bronze medal position, which was taken by Robelis Despaigne of Cuba. Marya del Rosario of Mexico was defeated in the bronze medal contest.

In the Repechage Alisher Gulov of Tajikistan (blue) is defeated by Xiaobo Liu of China, 6-1.

In the Repechage Alisher Gulov of Tajikistan (blue) is defeated by Xiaobo Liu of China, 6-1.

In the Repechage Alisher Gulov of Tajikistan (blue) is defeated by Xiaobo Liu of China, 6-1.

In the Repechage Alisher Gulov of Tajikistan (blue) is defeated by Xiaobo Liu of China, 6-1.

Anastasia Baryshnikova of Russia (blue) defeats In Jong Lee of Korea, 1-0, to take the bronze medal position.

Anastasia Baryshnikova of Russia (blue) defeats In Jong Lee of Korea, 1-0, to take the bronze medal position.

Glenhis Hernandez of Cuba (red) defeats Marya del Rosario of Mexico, 16-2.

Bahri Tanrikulu of Turkey (red) is defeated by Xiaobo Liu of China, 3-2, in the bronze medal contest.

Bahri Tanrikulu of Turkey (red) is defeated by Xiaobo Liu of China, 3-2, in the bronze medal contest.

Xiaobo Liu of China celebrates his bronze medal win

Xiaobo Liu of China celebrates his bronze medal win

London 2012: Women's +67kg Taekwondo gold medal match

At London 2012 the women's +67 Taekwondo gold medal match was fought between Ann-Caroline Graffe of France and Milica Mandic of Serbia, who won 9-7.

London 2012: Men's gold medal match in +80kg Taekwondo

At the London 2012 Olympics taekwondo really came to prominence more than it had ever done before.  On the penultimate evening of the Olympics the atmosphere for the repechage and medal contests (men's +80kg and women's +67kg) was absolutely electric. Although the host country was not represented in these matches the fighters were greeted with loud cheers and stamping feet.

The men's final was contested by Carlo Molfetta of Italy and Anthony Obame of Gabon. For much of the match Obame was in the lead, but as the end of the final round approached Molfetta drew level with a kick to the head. This meant that the match went to a "golden kick" round, but neither contestant scored during this period, leaving the score at 9-9. A judges' decision on technical merit mean that gold was awarded to Molfetta. Obame's silver medal was the first Olympic medal ever to be awarded to the country of Gabon.