Taekwondo and the challenge to match or beat London

The Spanish Olympic taekwondo team looks at the Games in Rio de Janeiro 2016 the possibility to continue making history hand gold medal in London 2012 Joel Gonzalez, who recovered from a serious knee injury aspires to defend the honor in a new category of -68 kg, while the young Jesus Tortosa (-54 kg) and Eva Calvo (-57 kg) willing and able to fight for metals in search of the sport repeat at least four years.

In the London Games, taekwondo was one of the most successful sports went to Spain to sign a hundred percent on their athletes. Three went and got three medals, led by gold Joel Gonzalez, who seconded the silvers of retired Brigitte Yagüe and Nico Garcia Hemme.

Far from being an unknown candidate, Joel González now has the double pressure of being Olympic champion and he always gets on top, fight for a medal in Rio. They can get away from the spotlight the Olympic debutantes Jesus Tortosa, who wants to be 'the new Joel' in the sense of giving an unexpected joy, as Eva Calvo facing its greatest challenge.

But is Catalan Joel Gonzalez who, after reaching the peak of his career in London 2012 with 22 years with gold in the category of less than 58 kg and spend four hard years for a serious injury to his left knee, breaking the posterior ligament, looking to repeat success. Recovered from that blow and subsequent relapse, the power being in Rio gave him strength to make a living and reinvent himself. At the same speed, which has not lost, he adds strength and claw to go for the gold with ten kilos.