Bianca Walkden has won her second Olympic bronze after beating Poland’s Aleksandra Kowalczuk in the 67kg taekwondo category.
Bianca, who is from Liverpool, missed out on a chance at gold after losing in her semi-final in the last second.
The 29-year-old was up but lost out to South Korean Lee Da-Bin after taking a kick to the head at the very end.
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The last second loss caused her good friend, Lutalo Muhammad, to walk off the set where he had been working with BBC Sport.
Once he rejoined, Muhammed said: “Speechless.
“It’s the harsh reality of the sport we’re in.
“It’s not over until it’s over. For Bianca to lose that in the last second - well, the Korean won it, but… Dan, I’m literally lost for words.”
Walkden established an early advantage with three single-shot punches, taking a two-point lead into the second round, but Kowalczuk claimed the only point of the next stanza to reduce the Brit’s lead to 4-3 going into the last.
Walkden restored her two-point lead with a shot to the body, then a two-point kick helped her pull clear to 7-3 going into the final minute of the contest – and it was an advantage that this time she would not surrender.
Walkden won her other bronze medal at the 2016 Olympics in Brazil.
She is also a three time world champion.
