2012 London Olympics – TaeKwonDo: Chinese taekwondoka Hou Yuzhuo falls short on history-making in Gold medal match lost to Jade Jones

LONDON, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) — Twice world champion Hou Yuzhuo was one step from creating a new piece of history for Chinese taekwondo for being the first woman to win the -57kg title at an Olympics but nerves stopped her from being excellent to great.

In Thursday’s final, Hou fell to host athlete Jade Jones 6-4 in their rematch after last year’s world championship where injured Hou overcame Jones to become the first Chinese taekwondoka to defend a world title.

“It is the first time I competed at an Olympics so I was nervous. My coach arranged tactics for me but I only displayed half of it,” Hou said.

“I think I need to change my style. I should learn from Xiao Yu,” she added.

The person Hou referred to is Wu Jingyu who successfully defended her -49kg title on Wednesday. Wu was always on attack on her way to the final victory while Hou is more of a defence-and-counter-attack type in her game.

via Chinese taekwondoka Hou Yuzhuo falls short on history-making – People's Daily Online.