Jade Jones won Britain's first taekwondo gold last night when she defeated Yuzhuo Hou of China in the women's under-57kgs final at ExCeL.
A low blow from the Chinese fighter accrued a second penalty which resulted in a point for Jones towards the end of the second round, and another shot to the body on the buzzer made it 2-0. The Briton continued to go on the offensive and opened up a 5-1 lead heading into the final 30 seconds, closing out a stunning 6-4 victory.
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