Jade Jones wins Olympics taekwondo gold

Great Britain's Jade Jones beats Yuzhuo Hou of China to win Olympic gold in the 57kg class of taekwondo.

The 19-year-old's 6-4 victory at the ExCel secured Britain's first Olympic taekwondo gold medal and takes Britain's gold medal tally to 25.

A tearful Jones thanked the crowd and paid tribute to her coach, Paul Green.

Read about Jade's build-up in a series of exclusive BBC Wales columns:

Watch the full taekwondo session on BBC Sport's interactive video player.

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