By PA Sport Staff

Londoner Colin Daley was forced out of the medal reckoning by one of the favourites of the Taekwondo tournament.

Daley, beaten 8-4 by Marcus Thoren in his opening bout, was re-routed back into contention for the bronze via the repechage system when the Swede reached the final of the +80kg competition.

But the Frenchman Pascal Gentil was his master in the first fight-off for third place.

The Briton, in the last year of his electronic and engineering studies at Loughborough University, soon found himself 2-0 behind when Gentil thundered home two jumping roundhouse kicks to the mid-section.

He was warned for an illegal attacking move while looking to close the early deficit, and went into the second round with a lot to do to loosen the Frenchman's grip.

Daley hit back early in the third with a roundhouse kick to move back into contention, but lost the point for inactivity and Gentil quickly registered another score, forcing Daley to take as standing count, before moving forward in repechage by 3-0 at the expense of the British hope.

Gentil's quest for the gold foundered in the semi-final, which Korea's Kyong-hun Kim won 6-2, prompting a protest from the French coach Patrick Stanczak over the first round scoring, but officials overruled the complaint.