BBC publishes article on victories of the Great Britain team. The article reads:

`Olympic champion Jade Jones secured taekwondo gold for Great Britain at the European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan.

The 22-year-old from Flint in north Wales beat Croatia`s Ana Zaninovic 12-9 in the final of the -57kg event.

"I`m just buzzing, winning gold is a massive confidence boost," Jones told BBC Sport.

It was Britain`s third gold medal of the games, following Gordon Benson`s triathlon success and Charlie Maddock`s -49kg taekwondo victory.

Earlier in the day Jones had beaten Despina Pilavaki of Cyprus 9-1 in the preliminary round and defeated Hungary`s Edina Kotsis 5-2 in the quarter-finals, before clinching her place in the final with a 7-6 victory over Sweden`s Nikita Glasnovic in the semi-final.

Jones says the win makes up for the disappointment of the World Championships when she was eliminated in the quarter-final following a controversial equipment failure.

"I`m so happy to be back on the top of the podium," she added.

"I now have Youth Olympic, Olympic and European Games titles which is a dream.

"I didn`t fight that well and just scraped through a lot of the fights, but winning is a relief and it`s more points towards the Rio Olympics which takes a bit of pressure off me."

Jones claimed Britain`s first Olympic taekwondo gold medal with victory over Yuzhuo Hou at London 2012.

Shooter Ed Ling says he is happy with his effort in Baku despite missing out on a medal in the men`s trap, losing 13-11 to Italy`s Giovanni Pellielo.

"The standard of shooting in Baku has been very high. It shows I`m strong and can come back into contention and that`s something I always like to do," he said.

Kat Driscoll qualified fifth for the trampoline final, while acrobatic gymnasts Hannah Baughn and partner Ryan Bartlett have reached Friday`s all-around and Sunday`s balance and dynamic finals.

Boxer Qais Ashfaq, 22, has said he is "getting sharper" as he saw off Giorgi Gogatishvili 3-0 to book a place in the last 16.

"I`m getting my mind working fast and getting back on it and against an awkward kid like that I just needed to punch and duck and bring his head in," he said.

In table tennis, Paul Drinkhall set up a third-round clash with Slovenia`s Bojan Tokic after beating Bulgaria`s Adam Pattantyus.

"I`ve never beaten Tokic before so it`s going to be a tough match," he said. "We have had quite a few close battles in the past and but I`m confident I can beat him."

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