Para-taekwondo World Grand Prix: Great Britain's Beth Munro wins gold
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Lisa Gjessing (left) beat Beth Munro (right) in the Paralympic final in Tokyo
World Taekwondo Grand Prix III 2022 |
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Venue: Manchester Regional Arena Dates: 20-23 October |
Coverage: Watch live coverage from 20-23 October on BBC Red Button, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and BBC Sport app |
Great Britain's Beth Munro avenged her defeat in the Paralympic final with victory over Denmark's Lisa Gjessing to win gold at the Para-taekwondo World Grand Prix in Manchester.
Munro beat the 44-year-old Paralympic champion 8-4 in the -65kg final to better her silver medal from Tokyo.
Two-time world champion Amy Truesdale fell to a 12-6 defeat in the +65kg final to Uzbekistan's Guljonoy Naimova.
Joe Lane won -80kg bronze for Great Britain's third medal.
He lost out to Ukraine's Asadbek Toshtemirov 16-11 in the semi-final.
"I'm ecstatic, the last two grands prix I got bronze and silver, so I've got all three colours," said Wales' Munro.
Friday sees the finals in the women's -49kg and men's -58kg.
The event is the third round of the 2022 World Grand Prix series after Rome and Paris, with December's finals being held in China.
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