Bianca Walkden secures consolation bronze medal for Team GB in taekwondo +67kg class after defeating Poland's Aleksandra Kowalczuk... having earlier suffered a devastating last-second loss in the semi-final which dashed gold medal hopes By Dan Ripley for MailOnline Published: 13:21 BST, 27 July 2021 | Updated: 13:30 BST, 27 July 2021 Viewcomments Bianca Walkden ended the Tokyo Olympics on a positive note after defeating Poland's Aleksandra Kowalczuk in a bronze medal contest in taekwondo. Walkden had been among the favourites to secure gold in the +67kg class but had been eliminated in a devastating semi-final loss in the last second to dash her dreams. However, she bounced back in the bronze medal contest to defeat Kowalczuk by a 7-3 scoreline. Walkden took charge early on with punches that saw her lead 4-2 after the first round, before Kowalczuk set up a tense final round after taking a point in the second. But Walkden's No 1 ranking soon showed as she took the final round 3-0 to complete a comfortable looking victory. Earlier in the day the three-time world champion led South Korea's Dabin Lee by two points but a three-point head-kick right on the button gave her opponent a 25-24 win and a place in the final. Walkden, who was also edged out in the final in Rio before rallying to claim bronze through the repechage, will see the Games as a missed opportunity to claim gold having largely dominated the +67kg category for much of the past 10 years. She had started with an efficient 17-7 win over Cansel Deniz of Kazakhstan but faced a tough test against Lee, like Walkden a reigning world champion but in the higher, non-Olympic 73kg category. More to follow... Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility