Williams loses out to Matea Jelic in final few secondsSilver continues stellar day for Great
Britain with three goldsIt feels like it has been a while since anyone spoke seriously about the legacy of
London 2012. The word was worn to death by the middle of the last decade, when it became clear the Games had not had the effect the bid had promised. But its influence was there to see at the Makuhari Messe Hall on Monday night, where Lauren Williams, 22 years old and from Blackwood in south Wales, won silver for Great Britain in the -67kg division of the taekwondo. Williams first saw the sport when she watched Jade Jones win the gold medal on TV in 2012. Nine years later, she came agonisingly close to winning one herself.
Williams had a three-point lead against Matea Jelic, the No 1 seed from Croatia, with 10 seconds left. That was as close as she got. Jelic landed a head kick to tie the score, then another to move three points ahead. The fight finished 25-22.