Bianca Walkden became the third British woman to win gold at the 2016 European Taekwondo Championships in Switzerland on Sunday.

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Bianca Walkden became the third British woman to win gold at the 2016 European Taekwondo Championships in Switzerland on Sunday. Nike Cortez Baratas . Following on from the success for Welsh pair Jade Jones and Lauren Williams on Friday and Saturday, Walkden took gold in the +73kg category by defeating Turkeys Nafia Kus 5-4. Walkden, who claimed gold in the same event two years ago in Baku and at the 2015 World Championships, is now hoping to complete the set by winning gold at this summers Olympic Games in Rio. I feel really honoured to even be here and compete, so for me to do it the second time in a row is great, Walkden said.Its really nice to be reigning world and European champion and hopefully I can go to the Olympics and become Olympic champion now.The plan is to get gold in Rio and hopefully I can go out there and deliver that gold medal.My preparations are going well but I had a little cry before I came out for my final because I was panicking a little bit. It happens but I went out there and did the job and now Im world and European champion. Also See: Schedule/Results Ones to Watch Photos Athletics Video Nike Air Max 90 Essential Baratas .com) - Winnipeg Jets defenseman Dustin Byfuglien, Detroit Red Wings forward Tomas Tatar and New York Islanders right wing Kyle Okposo were named the NHLs players of the week on Monday. Nike Air Max 2017 Precio . -- The Oakland Raiders expect to have starting right tackle Tony Pashos back for Sundays game against the Houston Texans. http://www.onlineairmaxbaratas.es/nike-pegasus-33.html . The rookie is rewarding their faith with a stellar first season. MacKinnon had a goal and two assists, Jamie McGinn had two goals and an assist, and Colorado beat the Buffalo Sabres 7-1 on Saturday.ISTANBUL - Canada is out of medal contention at the FIBA womens world basketball championship after dropping a 63-52 decision to Australia in the quarter-finals Friday.Miranda Ayim of London, Ont., led Canada with 11 points and seven rebounds while Edmontons Katherine Plouffe added 10 points and Kia Nurse of Hamilton scored eight. Erin Phillips scored 16 points to lead the Australian attack.The Canadians were coming off an impressive 91-71 qualification win over the Czech Republic, but couldnt match that output against a deep Australian side.We werent the same team at the offensive end tonight, Canadian head coach Lisa Thomaidis said on a conference call. Certainly Australia had something to do with that. It wasnt just all of us not showing up by any means. They were tough defensively.Australia (4-0) led 26-20 before scoring 10 of the final 14 points of the half, capped by another three by Leilani Mitchell just before the buzzer to take a 36-24 advantage into the break.Canada (2-3) got within 10 in the third quarter on consecutive three-pointers, but could get no closer as Phillips took over. Nike Air Max 90 Mujer Blancas. We did a good job on them defensively for the most part, Thomaidis said. They werent shooting the ball terribly well and they gave us chances. The door was still open for us to come out and take it from them. But again, just a hard time putting the ball in the hoop and scoring any easy buckets.We didnt have any easy ones tonight. Spain advanced to the semifinals with a 71-55 win over China. In the late quarter-finals, host Turkey faces Serbia and the United States meets France.While they wont be contending for a medal, the Canadians did meet their goal of finishing in the top eight. Canada will play in classification games on Saturday and Sunday and can still finish as high as fifth overall. Our world ranking is No. 9 right now, Thomaidis said. So anything we can do to help raise our world ranking and garner more respect and notoriety on the world scene, thats always going to be great for Canada and this team moving forward. Canada finished 12th at the last world championship in 2010.— With files from The Associated Press. Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys Wholesale NFL Jerseys Jerseys From China Wholesale NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap Jerseys Cheap Jerseys ' ' '