Great Britain's Jade Jones wins taekwondo gold at European Games

Great Britain's Jade Jones has claimed her nation's third gold medal of the European Games by winning the final of the women's -57kg taekwondo in Baku.

The 22-year-old booked her place in the gold-medal match by defeating Sweden's Nikita Glasnovic in the semi-finals to set up the clash against Croatia's Ana Zaninovic.

Jones powered into a 5-0 lead in the first round, but the Croat battled back to bring herself within striking distance at 8-6. However, the Briton was not to be deterred as she secured her win by a 12-9 scoreline.

Zaninovic claimed the silver for her exploits in the event, while Glasnovic and Spain's Eva Calvo Gomez won the bronze medals.