russia won ahead of the united states which was where the drama happened because this comes after the shock news that simone biles has pulled out of the gymnastics team final. the hugely sucessful and well known gymnast started the event on the vault which was below her usual standard. then she left the arena only to return shortly afterwards and put on her tracksuit. confirmation then that she d withdrawn due to a medical issue. the us team said, she will be assessed daily to determine medical clearance for future competitions. biles was hoping to win all six golds available to her to become the most successful olympic gymnast of all time. britain s bianca walkden has won the second olympic medal of her career. she got another bronze in the taekwondo above 67 kilogram category. having come agonisingly close to a place in the final earlier on, walkden shrugged off her disappointment to beat poland s aleksandra kowalczuk. this time holdling on to a lead to eventually win 7 points to
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Taekwondo 11 Apr 21
Bianca Walkden re-emphasised her Olympic intentions by powering to the third European title of her career on the final day of competition in Sofia, Bulgaria.
The 29-year-old dropped just three points en route to the +73kg showpiece, in which Polish opponent Aleksandra Kowalczuk withdrew after less than a minute due to injury with the score 1-0 to the Brit.
Having added gold to her 2019 world title, Walkden is now one step closer to completing the taekwondo Triple Crown – and all that’s left is the Olympic title.
“When the national anthem was playing, I just thought this is one step closer to Tokyo,” she said. “Hopefully, I can hear the same anthem at the Olympics.