Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has told critics of his disputed re-election to "go hang", dismissing his rivals as "Western-sponsored stooges".
Mr Mugabe was speaking at a liberation war commemoration that was boycotted by his main challenger Morgan Tsvangirai.
Mr Tsvangirai’s Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) filed a court challenge on Friday against the announced landslide win of Mr Mugabe and his ZANU-PF party in the 31 July vote, alleging widespread rigging and intimidation.
Western governments, especially the United States, have also questioned the credibility of the election outcome, which extends Mr Mugabe's 33-year rule by five more years.
In contrast, observers from African diplomatic bodies broadly approved the Zimbabwe election.
"We fought gallantly in this election, and we won so overwhelmingly that some people are hurting badly," Mr Mugabe told a rally to mark Heroes Day, an annual celebration of those who fought to liberate Zimbabwe, from white minority rule.
"If they cannot stomach it, they can go and hang," Mr Mugabe said.
Mr Tsvangirai's MDC, which calls last month's vote a "monumental fraud", boycotted the rally at the National Heroes' Acre shrine, saying it did not want to associate with "election thieves".
Zimbabwe's constitution says the country's top court must rule within 14 days on the MDC challenge to the presidential election result.
Analysts predict the MDC legal challenge is unlikely to prosper because they say Mr Mugabe's ZANU-PF party dominates the judiciary and state institutions.
