Olympics Rio 2016: Bronze medal-winner Walkden already looking ahead to Tokyo

ByCarrie Dunn

Updated 21/08/2016 at 12:53 GMT

Team GB's Bianca Walkden picked up a bronze medal in the +67kg taekwondo - but is already looking ahead to Tokyo 2020 where she hopes to win gold.

The reigning world and European champion lost 4-1 in a golden-point round in her semi-final against China's Zheng Shuyin.

She recovered herself to fight in the bronze-medal bout against Morocco's Wiam Dislam, and won with ease, 7-1, to pick up her first Olympic medal.

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"I did come here for gold and I didn't even want to go out there and fight for bronze," she admitted, "but my coach told me I still had to go for it because it's still an Olympic medal.

"I just went back out and tried to forget about what had happened. I thought this is it, start from scratch, and this is six minutes of my life to get an Olympic medal.

Bianca Walkden of Team GB competes against Wiam Dislam of Morocco

Image credit: Reuters

"I'm world champion and European champion and I did really want to get that gold.

"But now I will focus on doing even better in Tokyo - it's only four years away."

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