Taekwondo fighter Ahmad Abughaush made history by winning Jordan’s first Olympic medal But Abughaush’s victory was celebrated beyond the borders of Hashemite Kingdom was considered an outsider for a medal in Rio after he was originally seeded 10th in the tournament Residents of the Israeli Arab town near Jerusalem hailed Abughaush’s Olympic success “This is a great honor for us,” Abu Ghosh resident Jawdat Ibrahim told Israel’s Channel 10 Ibrahim said town leaders will travel to Jordan to congratulate the Olympic champion in person Israeli media reported that Abughaush’s grandparents left Abu Ghosh “decades ago" Jordanian King Abdullah II said he was “happy for the champion like the rest of Jordan,” Jordanian Arabic newspaper Alanbatnews reported a great year for #Jordan on the world stage #Rio2016 #Taekwondo," tweeted Jordan's Queen Rania was nominated for best foreign language film at the Oscars last year Jordan first competed at the Olympics in 1980 in Moscow The Middle Eastern country of more than seven million people has never sent more than 10 athletes to compete at a Games "It's an indescribable feeling to win the first medal in the history of Jordan in all the sports," Abughaush after the final match against Russian Alexey Denisenko "It's also a great feeling to listen to the national anthem of Jordan being played in Rio in front of the whole world." Abughaush produced a series of upsets to make the final taking out twice world champion Lee Dae-hoon in the quarterfinals and then gold-medal holder Joel Gonzalez in the final four Copyright © 2014 - 2025. Middle East Eye Only England and Wales jurisdiction apply in all legal matters Middle East Eye          ISSN 2634-2456                      with the 20-year-old Jordanian pocketing gold in the men’s -68kg competition and defending champion Jones doing likewise in the women’s -57kg The young Jordanian scored a notable achievement in topping the men’s -68kg podium securing his country’s first Olympic medal in any sport Abughaush had already made history by winning through to the final against Alexey Denisenko of Russia guaranteeing himself the silver medal at least But that was not enough for the Amman student who opened the scoring in the second round of the gold medal bout with a kick to his opponent’s body protector Abughaush then landed two quick head kicks in round three before emerging a relatively comfortable 10-6 winner The bronze medals were shared between London 2012 champion Joel Gonzalez of Spain and the Republic of Korea’s Lee Daehoon the man Gonzalez beat to take gold four years ago “It’s an indescribable feeling to win the first medal in the history of Jordan in all sports,” said the newly crowned Olympic champion “It’s also a great feeling to listen to the national anthem of Jordan being played in Rio in front of the whole world.” The British fighter retained her Olympic -57kg crown in style beating Eva Calvo of Spain 16-7 in the final Jones started the bout confidently with two head kicks only for her Spanish opponent to fight back and close the gap to 7-6 in the second round the Briton scored with a head kick en route to an ultimately emphatic victory “I was just so proud of myself for getting to the final again the pressure’s off I can just absolutely go for it,” said Jones after winning her second straight gold A lot of people don’t know it’s so mentally tough and draining It just shows all the hard work does pay off.” I’ve been working a lot for this medal all these four years,” said Calvo When I finished the fight I was a little sad but now I am really happy because I have this medal.” The bronzes went to Kimia Alizadeh Zenoorin of Iran – a first Olympic medal for an Iranian woman – and Hedaya Wahba of Egypt – the first Olympic taekwondo medal for an Egyptian woman After beating Nikita Glasnovic of Sweden 5-1 to secure her medal Alizadeh said:“I am so happy for Iranian girls because it is the first medal and I hope at the next Olympics we will get a gold I am very excited and I want to thank my parents and my coach They really stand behind me and I am so happy.” “I wanted to make the Egyptians proud,” said an equally pleased Wahba because I put a lot of hard work into this I train every day and got injured a few times and got back up for 24 nations it is a dream that has only ever come true once Tokyo2020.org looks at the glorious moment and the impact it had on the lives of the athletes who achieved it Thirty-six years after making their debut at the Moscow 1980 Games Jordan won their first ever Olympic medal and it happened to be gold headed into the Olympic Games Rio 2016 as an outside contender for a medal in the men's taekwondo -68kg division Abughaush first took up taekwondo at the age of six at a local training centre His talents were recognised early on and was eventually selected to join the national team he was the only Arab athlete to win gold at the Junior Taekwondo World Championship held in Egypt The following year he competed as a senior at the World Taekwondo Championships in the the finweight division (-54kg) but was defeated by eventual bronze medallist Meisam Bagheri in the Round of 32 Abughaush would continue to compete in 2012 even receiving the best Jordanian athlete award by the country's Olympic Committee which saw him unable to walk for two months and the following week after his return he ruptured his right ACL - which led to him being out for a year Olympic Membership - Free Live Stream Sports & Original Series - join now a country with more than seven million people has never sent more than 10 athletes to compete at an Olympic Games there were only eight Jordanian athletes in Brazil since the introduction of taekwondo on the Olympic programme in Sydney 2000 Jordan had always sent an athlete to compete The country came close to winning their first medal at Athens 2004 with Ibrahim Aqil but he fell short to Frenchmen Pascal Gentil and finished in fourth place Twelve years later Abughaush headed to the Rio 2016 Games ranked no 10 in the world He beat both the two-time world champion and London 2012 silver medallist Lee Dae-hoon in the quarter-finals before defeating the reigning Olympic champion Joel Gonzalez of Spain in the semi-final In the final he faced Russia's Alexey Denisenko who Abughaush had lost to in the Round of 64 at the 2015 World Championship but this time he walked away as the victor rarely missing the mark to secure a coveted gold medal - and Jordan's first Olympic medal ever - with a 10-6 win Speaking after his win Abughaush said: "It's an indescribable feeling to win the first medal in the history of Jordan in all the sports" "It's also a great feeling to listen to the national anthem of Jordan being played in Rio in front of the whole world." Abughaush has become a celebrity in Jordan "Everyone comes up to me in the street everyone knows me and they come over to take some pictures with me," he told Olympic.org in 2018 While the gold medallist had many opportunities including countless interviews across his home country and other parts of the Gulf as well as being invited to watch Jordan's national women's football team train he wants to continue inspiring the next generation "My favourite thing has been setting an example for the young people here in Jordan "Many people have taken up taekwondo since [the gold medal win] and not just for taekwondo athletes but for everyone in every sport Abughaush has continued adding medals to his collection including a World Championship silver (2019) and bronze (2017) two 2017 Grand Pix golds and an 2018 Asian Games bronze He's also aiming to return to the Olympic Games at Tokyo 2020 and wants to re-write the history books once again "I hope I can become the first Jordanian to win two Olympic medals My goal is to be on the podium and to get the gold again." RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — After winning Jordan’s first Olympic medal ever — a gold no less — Ahmad Abughaush has an unexpected plan for it: The taekwondo champion intends to give it to his king Many members of King Abdullah’s family stayed up late Thursday night to watch Abughaush’s historic victory in the men’s 68-kilogram division at the Rio Olympics and he has since spoken to at least 10 of them as they offered him congratulations The 20-year-old describes his win as “a dream,” and he is looking forward to returning home Tuesday when he will receive a hero’s welcome at the airport Abughaush has entrusted his coach to keep it for him “I plan to give it to the king,” he told The Associated Press “And I hope he gives it back.” Abughaush surprised much of the taekwondo world when he defeated a string of higher-ranked athletes in an audacious display of traditional tactics that incorporated numerous jumping kicks that were so spectacular they elicited gasps from the crowd “It’s important to make a good show (of) taekwondo,” he said Many of the sport’s top athletes rely on jab-like kicks off their front legs for speed and easy points He prefers to use jumping kicks to catch his opponent off-guard “This is how I can get points,” he said adding that his unpredictable style makes it difficult for other fighters to counterattack Both of Abughaush’s parents are retired nurses and he took up the Korean martial art at age 6 after watching one of his brothers compete in it He said his family was so happy about his victory that they were in tears The lanky and soft-spoken Abughaush also said he’s looking forward to one of his mother’s home-cooked meals that he hasn’t found in Rio: mansaf a traditional Jordanian dish of roast lamb Abughaush plans to keep training and hopes to defend his Olympic title in Tokyo “I want to repeat this victory,” he said “I don’t want to think this happened by chance.” Stay secure and make sure you have the best reading experience possible by upgrading your browser Jordanians, and Arabs, have a reason to celebrate as Ahmad Abughaush made history by winning Jordan’s first ever Olympic medal, claiming gold in the men’s under 68kg taekwondo division in Rio. The 20-year-old wrapped up a surprising day at the Rio Games by defeating Russia’s Alexey Denisenko last night. Abughaush beat Denisenko 10-6. Jordan’s royal family stayed up to watch Abughaush’s historic victory. Soon after he received his medal, he got a telephone call from the King’s brother, Prince Feisel al Hussein, president of the country’s Olympic Committee, congratulating him. Select Staff Writers from the Scoop Empire Team Support non-profit journalism and perspectives from around the world. See all those languages? The Lingua project at Global Voices works to bring down barriers to understanding through translation. it’s on our last names that we are constantly being judged As Jordanian and global media shared the news of Abughaush’s win, they neglected to mention his Palestinian roots or the fact that he was the son of Palestinian refugees. I felt this was an active erasure of Abugaush’s Palestinian identity, but the full impact didn’t really hit me till I saw how Israeli media reported it “His family decamped for Jordan shortly after the birth but a number of relatives still live in the picturesque town as many members of the Abugaush family tried to return to their hometown they were killed by the Israeli army as “infiltrators” Palestinian refugees leaving Galilee during the period of the Nakba in 1948 The Nakbeh in 1948 forced many Palestinians to move to Jordan This was when many Palestinians were naturalised and given Jordanian citizenship After Israel occupied the West Bank in 1967 another wave of Palestinians was forced further into Jordan In July 1988, Jordan unilaterally surrendered its claim to the West Bank a decision which opened the door for the Palestinian Liberation Organisation to become the sole representative of the Palestinian people it meant that we could become stateless people overnight The mandatory visits to the Jordanian Department of Followup and Inspection became a nightmare for Palestinians living in the country The Department was established under the Ministry of Interior and tasked with categorising West Bank citizens as separate from Jordanian citizens Thousands of Jordanian citizens were stripped of their national identification numbers and were issued temporary passports instead PHOTO: mickyx09 (CC BY 2.0) via Wikimedia Commons So while many of us Jordanian-Palestinians love the country where we grew up We navigate this complex identity as if we are walking on hot coals we Jordanian-Palestinians are prohibited from carrying Palestinian flags in the open in the country where we live We celebrate our national identity in private and are excluded when other Jordanians celebrate theirs—which should also be ours But we don’t know any other way but to be who we are Being Palestinian is about remembering the place we came from the place to which we are not allowed to return Being Jordanian for us is about where the place where we’ve grown up and the fact that we are naturalised and not native Jordanians and constantly pitted against an incomplete exclusionary version of Jordanian identity It must be convenient to be able to erase and rearrange the identities of people as you wish People like me know that being Jordanian and being Palestinian are not incompatible Either by choice or because of external forces we were part of this country from the start We believe in a Jordanian identity that includes us and empowers our struggle for national liberation It’s unfair that we should have to hide our Palestinian identify to serve an agenda that excludes us we want to be able to celebrate our whole identity That starts by celebrating Ahmad Abughaush the Jordanian-Palestinian who fought his way up to the top of the podium The Bridge features personal essays, commentary, and creative non-fiction that illuminate differences in perception between local and international coverage of news events, from the unique perspective of members of the Global Voices community. 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All Posts ERROR: SECURITY TIMEOUT - Please copy your message to a backup location Global Voices stands out as one of the earliest and strongest examples of how media committed to building community and defending human rights can positively influence how people experience events happening beyond their own communities and national borders Please consider making a donation to help us continue this work Donate now […] by Guest Contributor · comments (0) Donate · Share this: twitter facebook reddit […] Palestinian and Jordanian is exactly the same thing Transjordan was carved out of Mandate Palestine by the British and excluded from the Jewish National Home provisions in 1922 for the Hashemites when they were driven out of Arabia by the House of Saud The name “Jordan” was invented in 1950 when they had to choose between Urdun or Falasteen two old Arabic names for the same territory (west-east division Until 1967 there was no difference between the East Bank and the West Bank Many/most of Jordan’s senior ministers have always been from west of the Jordan the West is finally wising up to this Middle Eastern tribal stuff so your window of opportunity for writing these Palestinian-pathos articles is swiftly closing “You’re just playing with words counting on western ignorance” right back at you You are originally Palestinian but you were born in Jordan you like to be identified as a Palestinian more than being identified as a Jordanian because to Jordan you feel that it is nothing but a temporary shelter where you can suck its resources and benefit from the opportunities and the security it offers you will ignore everything that Jordan ever provided to you Did you read what Abughaush said after winning “it’s an indescribable feeling to win the first medal in the history of Jordan in all the sports” and said “it’s also a great feeling to listen to the national anthem of Jordan being played in Rio in front of the whole world.” He is “erasing” his identity on his own He clearly likes to be identified as a Jordanian more than as a Palestinian Abughaush clearly recognizes what Jordan has provided to him on his path to the Olympics Authors, please log in » Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Stay up to date about Global Voices and our mission. See our Privacy Policy for details. Newsletter powered by Mailchimp (Privacy Policy and Terms) Global Voices is supported by the efforts of our volunteer contributors, foundations, donors and mission-related services. For more information please read our Fundraising Ethics Policy Special thanks to our many sponsors and funders By Evelyn WattaTaekwondo's top athletes will converge in Manchester, England, to compete for World Championship medals and crucial ranking points for Tokyo 2020 Olympic qualification. Around 1,000 competitors from over 150 countries, plus a refugee team under the World Taekwondo flag, will be competing in 16 categories over five days from 15-19 May. Here’s what you need to know about the first Worlds in the U.K.,who to watch out for, and their expectations. Here is a breakdown of some of the stars in action: The most famous Jordanian athlete has scaled up to the men's -74kg as he seeks his first World title. That would make the Olympic gold medallist his country’s first ever World taekwondo champion. After a troubled last season, marked by injuries, the 23-year-old has reigned supreme Abughaush won the Furjah cup in the UAE and the President’s cup in Antalya. The ‘Desert wolf’ feels he is in good shape and is keen to improve on the bronze he won in Muju, South Korea in 2017. “I want to get a gold medal there. My goal is to achieve the gold as I have done in Rio [2016],” - Abughaush told the Olympic Channel after a training session in his hometown Amman. “[In Jordan] we have around three or four bronze medals and a silver medallist [in Taekwondo]. So, we now need a gold medal.” ExclusiveHow Jordan’s Olympic medal turned Ahmad Abughaush into an iconWhen Ahmad Abughaush won Jordan’s first-ever Olympic gold medal in 2016, he instantly became an icon for his fellow countrymen. A win in Manchester will also move Abughaush a step closer to defending his Olympic title in Japan, where he will shift back to his usual -68kg. “Everything I’m doing now is a step to the major one. If I get a gold medal i'll achieve 120 points and i'll be close to qualifying for Tokyo 2020 by December officially.” A post shared by Ahmad Abu Ghaush (@ahmadabughaush) on Apr 14, 2019 at 8:34am PDT Abughaush’s absence in the -68kg category in Manchester leaves stylish Dae-hoon Lee as the firm favourite for gold. The South Korean has clinched three gold medals from five World Championships. Lee has sights set on claiming Olympic gold at Tokyo 2020, and will be wary of the threat posed by fellow two-time Olympic medallist Alexey Denisenko. The Russian lost to Abughaush at Rio 2016. "This will be the most important competition before the Tokyo Olympics in 2020," Lee told reporters after a training session at the Jincheon National training center. "There will be pressure on us to perform, but since everyone here has been working hard for this, we'll try to finish at the top of the standings again." South Korea, the home of World Taekwondo, has dominated the championships previously, winning 108 gold medals. Second placed Iran have 14 world titles. Rio 2016 Olympic gold medallist Cheick Sallah Cisse, who is the top-ranked player in the -80kg class, will be chasing his maiden title in his third World Championships appearance. The Ivorian’s objective is to peak in Manchester after podium finishes in his season-opening tournaments in Lommel, Belgium and Aagadir, Morocco. "I have won everything currently in taekwondo but it's in the world championships where I still don’t have any medal." Cisse told the Olympic Channel in an interview before the Worlds. "I lost in the round of 16 at the world champs in Russia, in the 2nd round in Korea two years ago. This year, I have prepared for it," View this post on Instagram Back to business A post shared by Cheick Cisse (@cheick_cisse) on Apr 9, 2019 at 9:28am PDT Cisse will undoubtedly count on his endless attacks in a class that also has the defending champion Azerbaijan’s Milad Beigi Harchegani, the 2016 Olympic bronze medallist. There is also Russian star Maksim Khramtcov who has scaled up one class. Khramtcov won the -74kg at the World Championships at Muju 2017. Shuai Zhao, another Rio 2016 Olympic champion, is poised to defend his World title from two years ago. But that's only if the Chinese fighter can get past 2015 World champion Jaouad Achab of Belgium, European champion Lovre Brecic of Croatia and the reigning Pan American champion spin kicker Carlos Navarro of Mexico in the -63kg. China's Zhao Shuai wins gold over Thailand's Tawin Hanprab in the men's taekwondo -58kg at Rio 2016. The +87kg players are the biggest of the Championship fighters, but it is hard to predict who will top this category. There is no clear frontrunner here, as there has been no dominant athlete. Rio Olympic champ Radik Isaev of Azerbaijan has not featured much in the taekwondo circuit but remains one of the men to beat. There is also the imposing Abdoul Razak Issoufou of Niger, the silver medallist at Rio 2016. Issoufou is the defending champion. But the real threat could come from the smallest man amongst the heavyweights, Korea's In Kyo-don, the -87kg gold medallist at the last Worlds. Kyo-don is the top-world ranked player in the over 87kg class. View this post on Instagram My bro from niger 🇳🇪 A post shared by Radik Isaev (@abdurahimisa) on Feb 12 The double Olympic champion headlines the British squad of 15 in her quest for her first world title The winner of Britain’s first taekwondo Olympic medal took bronze at the 2017 tournament held in Muju Her last competitive action was at the Sofia Open Gold for the 'headhunter' in her adopted home city would be a good test to gauge her readiness for Tokyo “Obviously there’s always the dream of winning three golds.” - Jade Jones View this post on Instagram Can’t get much sweatier than that !! GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS Tough conditioning session to finish the day , world championships are coming Let’s go GB 🇬🇧❤️ #girlscan #iwill A post shared by Jade Jones (@jadejonestkd) on Apr 25, 2019 at 7:52am PDT Her teammate Bianca Walkden is seeking her third consecutive World Championship gold in a heavyweight category that’s full of strong fighters. The Briton is one of the two favorites in the +73kg that also includes China’s Rio 2016 Olympic champion Shuyin Zheng. Zheng beat Walkden in the Rio semi finals, but Walkden has dominated most of their recent encounters since. View this post on Instagram 🔴 vs 🔵 Spot the difference. .. Me & @jadejonestkd mirroring each other haha 😂 😂 . . #taekwondo #sparring #training #trainingcamp #twins #chasingadream #worldchampionships #kickingforglory A post shared by Bianca Walkden (@biancawalkdentkd) on Apr 17 There is London 2012 gold medallist and reigning world champion Milica Mandic The queen of Serbian taekwondo has maintained her form since the gold from two years ago She won the Belgium Open and is now World number one "But I go [to Manchester] with the same desire, like it's the first time to fight at the World Championships." View this post on Instagram Instagram vs real life 🥋💚 #teamdaedo #daedotaekwondo A post shared by Milica Mandic (@mandic_milica) on Apr 30, 2019 at 9:33am PDT Mandic faces South Korea's wunderkind Da-bin Lee, who is a two-time Asian Games champion, Nafia Kus of Turkey, the reigning Euro champ, and 2008 Beijing Olympic gold medallist Maria 'fist of fury' Espinoza, one of Mexico's two women to have won an Olympic gold. There is also the possibility of the dream match-up, pitting the World Champion Ruth Gbagbi and team GB's Lauren Williams. The 19-year-old clinched gold at the Grand Prix last year in Manchester. After taking bronze at Rio 2016, Ivorian Gbagbi won the World title, and added two golds from the Grand Prix and Grand Slam in 2017. 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With his lead comfortable and the clock ticking down, he shrewdly made a dash towards the edge of the mat which cost him an inconsequential point and burned off enough time to secure him top spot with a 10-6 win. landing several jumping head shots to secure double figures the 10th-ranked outsider knocked out second-seed Dae-Hoon Lee of South Korea before beating Olympic champion Joel Bonilla Gonzalez of Spain who won the 58-kilogram division at the London Games Team GB star Jade Jones also won her second consecutive Olympic gold with a win in the -57kg division Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/ Mentions of Islam linked to terrorism and security have been eclipsed by the athletic exploits of Muslim athletes and prevailing stereotypes have been outpaced by the images of Muslim excellence in the 2016 Rio Olympics held in the month of August Muslim athletes have flourished on the Olympics’ Stage amid suspicion This includes Mohamed Farah from Great Britain winning gold both in the 5000 and 10,000 marathon race Ahmad Abughosh from Jordan winning gold in taekwondo Ibtihaj Muhammad from the United States winning bronze in fencing and Sara Ahmed from Egypt who won bronze in weight lifting locked his legs with another runner in the 10,000 metre run and fell on the track He bounced right back up and weaved his way strategically past the pack and claimed gold Farah fell on the track again-this time to pray Ahmad Abughaush won Jordan’s first gold medal He bowed his head before a stadium of thousands of spectators “I normally pray before a race,” Farah said “I read du’aa [Islamic invocations] and think about how hard I’ve worked and just go for it.” Taekwondo fighter Ahmad Abughosh made history by winning Jordan’s first Olympic medal But Abu Ghosh’s victory was celebrated beyond the borders of the Hashemite Kingdom his family’s hometown village just outside Jerusalem After his win he dropped to the ground with his arms outspread and made du’aa A young woman in a hijab can often conjure up images of frailty and disempowerment This is not so for two hijabi athletes Ibtihaj Muhammad and Sara Ahmed Well before Ibtihaj Muhammad had won the bronze medal for the USA she was thrust into the media limelight as the first American Olympic participant to wear Hijab while competing She was diligent in using this opportunity to become a Muslim advocate against her country’s treatment of Muslims as well as against Donald Trump She told CNN “A lot of people believe that Muslim women don’t have voices or that we (don’t) participate in sport … I want to break cultural norms…I’m hopeful that in my efforts to represent our country well as an athlete – they change the rhetoric around how people think and perceive the Muslim community,” Egyptian weightlifter Sara Ahmed has the kind of physical power few possess Donned in all black with a red hijab she lifted 255kg to claim the bronze medal in the 69kg class Sara Ahmed became the first female Olympic medallist from Egypt Sara Ahmed became an instant icon in Egypt becoming the first female medallist in the nation’s 104 year history in Olympics’ competition and the first Arab woman to win an Olympic medal in weightlifting Sara Ahmed has disrupted allusions that have enabled hijab bans in France and worn-out oppression narratives worldwide As she bowed her head to receive her medal Majlinda Kelmendi Kosovo Women’s Judo – Gold Dilshod Nazarov Tajikistan Men’s athletics – Gold Ahmad Abughaush Jordan Taekwondo – Gold Fehaid Al-Deehani Kuwait Shooting – Gold Tontowi Ahmad Indonesia Badminton – Gold Ruslan Nurudinov Uzbekistan Weightlifting – Gold Hasanboy Dusmatov Uzbekistan Boxing – Gold Mo Farah  England Athletics – 2 Gold Dalilah Muhammad  America Track and field – Gold Kianoush Rostami  Iran Weightlifting – Gold Sohrab Moradi Iran Weightlifting – Gold Hassan Yazdani Iran Wrestling – Gold Nijat Rahimov Kazakhstan Weightlifting – Gold Daniyar Yeleussinov  Kazakhstan Boxing – Gold Sakinah Bokhari is a teacher based in Sydney and website in this browser for the next time I comment Australasian Muslim Times, AMUST is a community newspaper for all presenting news and views using multimedia technologies. Read more Designed by Elegant Themes | Powered by WordPress Rio De Janeiro: Taekwondo fighter Ahmad Abughaush has won gold and Jordan's first-ever Olympic medal The 20-year-old wrapped up a surprising day of upsets at the Rio Games by defeating Russia's Alexey Denisenko in a Thursday night 68-kilogramme division final during which Abughaush landed several jumping head shots that elicited gasps from the audience the 10th-ranked Abughaush knocked out second-seeded Dae-Hoon Lee of South Korea before eliminating Olympic champion Joel Bonilla Gonzalez of Spain who won the 58-kilogramme division at the London Games Lee applauded Abughaush's performance after being beaten by him raising Abughaush's arm in victory when he was announced the winner The men's bronze medals were won by Spain's Joel Bonilla Gonzalez and South Korea's Dae-Hoon Lee