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Jade Jones: 'I felt pressure to defend Olympic title'

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Great Britain's Jade Jones says that she was surprised by how much pressure she felt ahead of winning Olympic gold for the second time.

Great Britain's Jade Jones has admitted that she began 'feeling the pressure' of defending her Olympic title towards the latter stages of the competition in Rio de Janeiro.

On Thursday evening, Jones defeated Spain's Eva Calvo Gomez to win her second gold medal, and the Welsh fighter has suggested that she was battling with nerves during the women's -57kg competition.

The 23-year-old told BBC Sport: "I'm still young so to be double Olympic champion already is crazy, to be honest.

"I started crying before the semi-final because I was just so nervous and felt so much pressure. But I pulled it off when it mattered so I'm just so happy.

"I obviously knew I'd feel some pressure as the reigning Olympic champion but I didn't realise how much it would be."

Jones has also won gold medals at the European Games and European Championships.

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