Britain's Jade Jones reaches final in women's Taekwondo
Last Updated: 19/08/16 7:30am
Britain's Jade Jones has earned at least a silver medal after reaching a Taekwondo final at the Rio Olympics.
The 23-year-old completed a convincing 9-4 victory over Sweden's Nikita Glasnovic in the semi-final of the women's 57kg category and is one victory away from defending the title she won at London 2012.
During a cagey opening round, both women were reluctant to commit until Jones landed a push kick to edge ahead.
The second round was much more lively and Glasnovic cut the deficit to 4-3 with a well aimed head kick.
But Jones opened her advantage with her precise push kicks and then caught Glasnovic's head to open a commanding lead.
Jones had earlier defeated Morocco's Naima Bakkal and Belgium's Raheleh Asemani on her way to the semi-finals.
Four years ago, Jones made history at London 2012 when she became Great Britain's first Olympic gold medallist in the sport.
