Tokyo Olympics: Jade Jones STUNNED with Team GB’s double Olympic taekwondo champion knocked OUT

Team GB‘s Jade Jones was made to suffer a major shock in Tokyo after the two-time taekwondo Olympic champion was knocked out by Kimia Alizadeh Zenoorin. 

Alizadeh Zenoorin, the bronze medallist from Rio de Janeiro competing with the Olympic Refugee team, shocked the favourite to triumph in the first round.

The surprise dealt a huge blow to Great Britain’s medal hopes at this year’s showpiece, but marked a stunning triumph for the superb Alizadeh Zenoorin.

Jones was on the hunt for a third consecutive title in the women’s -57kg category, having taken gold in London and Rio.

But instead, she looked stunned after her defeat was sealed, which came despite her winning the first round 6-4.

Alizadeh Zenoorin then rallied to take the next two 6-2 6-4, preventing Jones from asserting any control throughout, and celebrated wildly.

Jones may still have a chance of clinching bronze through the repechage, however, but that would rely on Alizadeh Zenoorin reaching the final. 

Her close friend Bianca Walkden was reduced to tears in the crowd, as were several other team-mates, after watching Jones’ knockout.

Alizadeh Zenoorin earned two points each for two hits to the truck early in the second, with the Iranian leading heading into the final round.

The tension was palpable inside the Makuhari Messe Hall, and Alizadeh Zenoorin moved further into the ascendency after landing another blow to Jones’ trunk.

Her contact saw her move 14-10 ahead with just seconds left, and an appeal from Jones’ camp for a video referral failed to lead to an overturn. 

That left Jones reeling from an early elimination, and brought a very premature end to her hopes of landing yet another medal.