Posted: Sat 10th Dec 2016

Jade Jones takes gold at World Taekwondo Grand Prix final in Baku

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This article is old - Published: Saturday, Dec 10th, 2016

Jade Jones has won Gold at the World Taekwondo Grand Prix final in Baku in Azerbaijan

The two times Olympic champion from Flint beat Egypt’s Hedaya Malak 7-0 in the final of the -57kg category at the Sarhadchi Olympic Sports Complex.

Liverpool’s Bianca Walkden beat Zheng Shuyin of China to take thje +67kg title.

The end of season event invites 128 top Olympic-ranked athletes, fighting in four female and four male weight categories, to earn ranking points in advance of the 2017 fighting season.

Jade Jones tempted by switch to MMA but only after third Olympic crown

Golden night for Flintshire’s Jade Jones as she is named BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year 2016

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