Olympic champion Jade Jones is adamant she is right on track to retain her crown in Rio after winning her first European Taekwondo Championship title in Montreux, Switzerland.
Jones had competed at three previous European Championships and failed to walk away with gold but found success at the fourth time of asking by beating Sweden’s Nikita Glasnovic in the -57kg final.
Jones had made her way through the rounds and a quick start gave her a three-point advantage before a precise head shot early in the second doubled her lead.
The Team GB star never looked back after that to seal an 11-5 victory against one of the best in the world and will now eagerly await the Olympic squad announcement which will be made by GB Taekwondo next month.
But for the time being the 23-year-old – who had won two bronzes and one silver medal at previous European Championships – was just ecstatic to fulfil a long-held dream.
"I'm absolutely over the moon, this is something I've wanted to win for a long time,” said Jones.
“The road to Rio has been harder than it was to London. So, to tick this title off my list before getting there, I feel on top of the world.
"Rio is going to be really hard, but I believe on my day I can win."
Great Britain’s other three competitors on day two in Switzerland failed to emulate Jones and win a medal as Charlie Maddock lost in the -53kg quarter-finals to Floriane Liborio of France.
Meanwhile, Ben Haines and Bradly Sinden also bowed out early in the -68kg and -63kg categories respectively.
Sportsbeat 2016