‘Absolutely gutted’ Britain’s Jade Jones laments shock Olympic taekwondo exit
almost 3 years in The guardian
Team GB star falls in first contest, attempting third straight gold
‘I didn’t switch into attack mode, I stayed in scared mode’
A forlorn-looking Jade Jones admitted she was left feeling “absolutely gutted” by defeat at the first hurdle in Tokyo 2020.
Jones came to these Olympic Games looking to become the first taekwondo athlete to win a third gold medal. However, she lost her last-16 contest to the Refugee Team competitor Kimia Alizadeh, ending hopes of successfully defending her 2012 and 2016 titles, and leaving one of Britain’s most successful Olympians close to tears inside the Makuhari Messe Hall in Tokyo. Continue reading...
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