Olympics-Jones to chase third taekwondo gold but no place for Muhammad


FILE PHOTO: Jade Jones of Britain reacts after winning her women's 57Kg taekwondo gold medal fight against Ana Zaninovic of Croatia at the 1st European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan, June 17 , 2015. REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Jade Jones will fight for a record third taekwondo gold at the Tokyo Olympics but 2016 silver medallist Lutalo Muhammad will not be on the plane to Japan after failing to make the team.

Muhammad, 29, famously missed out on gold in the -80kg category at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games after taking a kick to the head in the final second while leading.

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