London 2012: women's Olympic bouts - in pictures

In taekwondo, Jade Jones of Britain faced Dragana Gladovic of Serbia in the women's 57kg prelim round
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Jones was victorious and now faces a final in which she could win gold
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Robin Cheong of New Zealand (red) was on the defensive in her bout
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In women's wrestling, Olga Butkevych of Britain (red) faced Lissette Alexandra Antes Castillo of Ecuador in the 55kg quarter-final
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At times Butkevych looked to be on top
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Sometimes literally
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But her opponent displayed better technique
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And Butkevych was ultimately beaten
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North Korea's Ko Han found herself pinned to the mat by Columbia's Castillo Ranteria
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In boxing, Nicola Adams of GB knocked down Ren Cancan of China in the first round of their flyweight final
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She was commanding in the following three rounds
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And claimed a huge victory to become the first ever female boxer to win Olympic gold
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And there was joy for Katie Taylor of Ireland who won gold (their first gold of the Games) by beating Russia's Sofya Ochigava in the women's lightweight boxing
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