Taekwondo might not be the most well known of the combat sports at the Tokyo Olympics this summer, but British fighter Jade Jones is helping to ensure its popularity is constantly on the rise. She cruised her way to the Taekwondo final at the ExCel centre - beating China's Hou Yuzhuo by six points to four to claim gold. 'If I won in Tokyo, I'll have so many points already I'll only need a few more to qualify for Paris.' She grew up on a council estate before being urged to get into taekwondo by her grandfather at the age of eight. Jones is the nO 1 ranked female taekwondo fighter in the world at her weight division of 57kg, with 519 points.

Source: The Nation July 20, 2021 15:00 UTC