JORDAN won their first ever Olympic gold after taekwondo star Ahmad Abughaush made a run for it.
The high-kicking star had a comfortable 10-5 lead with just three seconds of the bout remaining so he ducked for cover in the final moments to lose a point but gain a gold.
The 20-year-old caused a massive upset but beating Russian favourite Alexey Denisenko in Thursday night’s 68-kilogram division final.
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.
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Abughaush put on a brilliant show for the fans, landing several jumping head shots to secure double figures.
En route to the final, 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.
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