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Blackwood’s Lauren Williams is through to the women’s -67kg taekwondo Olympic final – meaning she will come away with either a gold or silver medal.
The final will take place at 1.30pm on Monday, July 26, with Williams set to take on Croatia’s Matea Jelic.
Williams, 22, secured her place in the final after a 24-18 semi-final victory over Cote d’Ivoire’s Ruth Gbagbi in Tokyo this morning (Monday, July 26).
She began the day with an 11-0 last 16 win over Tonga’s Malia Paseka, before edging Hedaya Malak, of Egypt, 13-12 in the quarter-finals.
Williams’s clash with Jelic will be a repeat of April’s European Championships final, where Williams was narrowly beaten 13-10 by her Croatian opponent.
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