Great Britain's Bianca Walkden claims bronze in women's +67kg taekwondo

GB's Walkden claims taekwondo bronze

Great Britain's Bianca Walkden has claimed her country's 64th medal of the 2016 Olympics in Rio after beating Morocco's Wiam Dislam in the women's +67kg third-place taekwondo event.

Walkden made up for her exit in the semi-finals by producing an aggressive display, which saw the 24-year-old notch impressive scores in rounds two and three to earn a bronze medal.

The contest appeared close after a scoreless first round, but Walkden rose to the occasion by stretching out into a 7-0 lead going into the final stages of the last offering.

Dislam might have made a contest of things late on, but she was unable to score a point despite a close call that saw the Moroccan almost clip Walkden's nose.

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