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‘I’ve never taken drugs’: Jade Jones rejects speculation on missed test after taekwondo exit

The double Olympic taekwondo champion Jade Jones denied ever taking performance-enhancing drugs after a shock first-round exit that came months after she escaped sanctions for missing a test in December

The Guardian - UK · Aug 8, 2024

Olympic taekwondo star Jade Jones breaks silence on refusing test: ‘I’ve never taken drugs’

Jones was adjudged by Ukad to have committed no fault in a report published before the Paris Olympics 

The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2024

Jade Jones’ Olympic medal hopes dashed at first hurdle

Jones was beaten by Miljana Reljikj in the first round.

The Independent UK · Aug 8, 2024

China’s swimmers dive in to toxic atmosphere and hum of distrust

Tension palpable as three Chinese swimmers cleared by Wada for doping offences in 2021 compete in the pool

The Guardian - UK · Jul 27, 2024

Susan Egelstaff: Will Paris 2024 be clean? I hate to say it, but probably not

For all the magic that surrounds the Olympics Games, every edition, and particularly Paris 2024, has a cloud hanging over it. That cloud is the…

The National (Scotland) · Jul 21, 2024

Who is Jade Jones? Team GB’s taekwondo star avoids doping ban ahead of Olympics: ‘I made a mistake’

The ruling means the 31-year-old is able to pursue her quest for a third Olympic medal in Paris

The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2024

Bianca Cook misses out on Team GB Olympic taekwondo place as Jade Jones targets third gold

Cook (nee Walkden) has missed out on a place to Rebecca McGowan, while Jones will aim to make history after gold medals at London 2012 and Rio 2016

The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2024

Lauren Williams opens up on challenging time coping with Tokyo heartbreak

Silver medallist Williams was 10 seconds away from winning taekwondo gold in Tokyo.

The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2023

Jade Jones hungry to make ‘sporting history’ and claim third Olympic gold medal

Jones claimed gold medals at London and Rio.

The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2023

Holly Willoughby, Emma Bunton and more don fancy dress for Keith Lemon's 50th birthday

A string of celebrities threw on wild costumes to attend the fiftieth birthday party of Leigh Francis - who is more popularly known by his stage name, Keith Lemon

Daily Mirror · Apr 30, 2023