Carlo Molfetta of Italy took the Olympic gold in a tight heavyweight taekwondo final.
Molfetta was adjudged to have beaten Gabon’s Anthony Obame though both fighters had nine points over three rounds and overtime Saturday.
Obame’s silver is a first Olympic medal of any kind for the Central African nation.
Earlier, Robelis Despaigne of Cuba and China’s Liu Xiaobo claimed bronze after losing their respective semi-finals.
