Olympic champion Luo Wei claimed the gold medal in the women's 72kg taekwondo competition at the Doha Asiad on Saturday, beating Alaa Kutkut of Jordan 1-0 in the final.

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Luo, gold medallist in women's 67kg in the Athens Games, challenged Kutkut in the first round but neither of them managed to score.

The 23-year-old Luo took a 1-0 lead with 10 seconds left in the second round, hitting Kutkut on the chest.

Kutkut, silver medalist in the Bangkok Asiad, tried to reply in the third round, while Luo also attempted to score. But neither could change the score when full-time ended.

Luo, 23, overcame Yang Wen Chen from Chinese Taipei in the quarter-final and Lee In Jong from South Korea in the semifinal.

The bronze medals went to Mahroz Sae Bonehkohal of Iran and Lee In Jong.

"Kutkut's attack was a little bit different from the others, so I tried to avoid being hurt," Luo said after the competition.

"I had some injuries, but none are serious.

"I think the most difficult match was the semifinal against Lee, who is tall and attacked very fast."