Great Britain's Jade Jones defends taekwondo title with stunning display

Updated 19/08/2016 at 06:36 GMT

Great Britain’s Jade Jones produced a sublime final round to defend her Olympic -57kg taekwondo title against Spain’s Eva Calvo Gomez.

Jade Jones (GBR) celebrates on the podium.

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The 23-year-old landed a flurry of trademark head shots to win 16-7, displaying fine mental fortitude to recover from a shaky second round.

"It feels unbelievable," Jones told BBC Sport afterwards. "I didn’t realise how much pressure I would feel.

"I’m still young, so to be a double Olympic champion is crazy. I’m buzzing."

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Jones landed a quick-fire double head shot to fly into a 6-0 lead in the opening round, but saw her advantage disintegrate in the next as her opponent clawed it back to within a point at 7-6.

The duo exchanged points in a nervy exchange at the start of the third, before Jones rediscovered her groove with two further head shots to claim a convincing win.