Judoka Khasan Khalmurzaev wins Olympic gold

Russian judoka Khasan Khalmurzaev has won gold in the men’s 81kg category at the Rio Olympics, beating Travis Stevens of the US in the final, RT reports.

The Russian martial artist won with an uchi-mata, which he performed three minutes into the deciding match. 

Khalmurzaev won his final two matches by ippon, the equivalent of boxing’s knockout, first over Sergiu Toma of the United Arab Emirates, then over Stevens.

The final score of the gold-medal round was 100-0.