Jones And Williams Claim Double Gold In Greece

Wales’ golden taekwondo duo Jade Jones and Lauren Williams were both triumphant at the President’s Cup in Athens.

Double Olympic champ Jones won the -57kg category in her first competition for four months.

And Gwent’s World Junior and European senior champ Williams again showed her potential with victory in the -67kg category.

Jones was competing for the first time since taking a break to take part in the reality tv series The Jump.

But the Flint fighter showed her class to beat Russian Ekaterina Kim 18-6 in the final.

Now Jones wants World Championships gold in South Korea in June to claim the one major medal missing from her collection.

The 24-year-old said: “It feels great to be back after a long time off.

“I did miss it but I have really got the hunger back now. I am really buzzing to get a gold medal in my first competition back.

“I’m getting ready for the World Championships now and have two months to prepare. I really want to tick that last major title off my list.”

Teenage talent Williams triumphed after a titanic battle against Sweden’s Elin Johannson.

The prolific Scandinavian star levelled the scores at 10-all with a head shot in the latter stages of the last round only for Williams to find a late winner.

She had already survived an equally close encounter in the semi-final against Turkey’s Nur Tatar.

The match finished 23-22 in Williams favour thanks to a punch in the closing seconds to defeat the double Olympic medallist.