Thailand's Panipak Wongpattanakit, left, won the women's under-49kg final against Spain's Adriana Cerezo, right, in Rome ©World Taekwondo

Olympic medallists Panipak Wongpattanakit and Saleh Elsharabaty earned the final gold medals at the opening World Taekwondo Grand Prix of the year in the Italian capital Rome.

Thailand's Wongpattanakit earned her 10th Grand Prix win with victory over Spain's Adriana Cerezo in the women's under-49 kilograms final in the Stadio Nicola Pietrangeli at the Foro Italico.

It was a repeat of the final at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics won by Wongpattanakit, and she ensured the same outcome against defending Rome Grand Prix champion Cerezo by triumphing 4-0 and 3-2.

This was a fine response from Wongpattanakit to defeat in the final at the World Taekwondo Championships in Azerbaijan's capital Baku to Turkey's Merve Dinçel.

She beat Iran's Mobina Nematzade 3-1 and 8-1 in the semi-finals, with China's Guo Qing the other bronze medallist after reaching the last four before losing 8-1 and 6-2 to Cerezo.

Olympic silver medallist Elsharabaty of Jordan was the other winner in Rome in the men's under-80kg category, edging Mehran Barkhordari of Iran in the final.

Barkhordari won the first round 7-5 despite a three-point head kick being awarded to his opponent on a video review.

Jordan's Saleh Elsharabaty, right, beat Iran's Mobina Nematzade, left, in the men's under-80kg final in Rome ©World Taekwondo
Jordan's Saleh Elsharabaty, right, beat Iran's Mobina Nematzade, left, in the men's under-80kg final in Rome ©World Taekwondo

Elsharabaty looked in control of the second at 4-0, but only took it on hits registered after conceding three gam-jeoms before Barkhordari levelled with a punch.

The deciding round was also closely contested, but Elsharabaty edged it 6-5 for gold.

Bronze medals went to South Korea's Seo Geon-woo and Norway's Richard Ordemann.

Seo knocked out world champion and home favourite Simone Alessio in the quarter-finals, but was beaten in three rounds by Elsharabaty in the last four.

Ordemann lost his semi-final 12-4 and 10-3 to Barkhordari.

France's capital Paris is due to host the second Grand Prix of the year from August 31 to September 2.