Housemates Jade Jones and Bianca Walkden aiming to make history at Olympics
3 years, 5 months ago

Housemates Jade Jones and Bianca Walkden aiming to make history at Olympics

The Independent  

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Bianca Walkden meanwhile, is seeking to emulate her housemate Jones by completing the full set of major titles, having already claimed gold at the World and European Championships. Jade Jones, -57kg open image in gallery Jade Jones celebrates World Championship gold in 2019 The Welsh athlete converted her 2010 Youth Olympics gold medal into back-to-back wins at the senior event, becoming Great Britain’s first Olympic taekwondo champion at London 2012 and retaining her title four years later in Rio de Janeiro. Jones, 28, has eight gold medals on the Grand Prix circuit, with five silvers and a bronze edging her ahead of Walkden’s +67kg rival Zheng Shuyin as the tour’s most decorated female athlete. Bianca Walkden, +67kg open image in gallery Bianca Walkden has three World titles to her name but is still chasing Olympic gold With three gold medals at each of the World and European Championships, the Liverpudlian has made no secret of her aim to complete the set this summer.

History of this topic

Kim Yu-jin wins another gold for South Korea, Ulugbek Rashitov secures back-to-back taekwondo titles
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Jade Jones hopes to inspire young girls to take up taekwondo after receiving OBE
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Bianca Walkden plots route to taekwondo gold at Paris 2024
3 years, 5 months ago
Tokyo Olympics 2020: Anastasija Zolotic wins US its first gold medal in women's taekwondo
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Zolotic earns US its first gold in women’s taekwondo
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Jade Jones chases Olympic history with third taekwondo gold in Tokyo sights
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