Cook is hoping to be selected for Beijing

Aaron Cook has become the first-ever male British athlete to win a WTF World Junior Championship taekwondo title.

The 17-year-old from Dorchester brought an early end to his -78kg final against Korean Yeong Rae while 12-8 ahead.

Liverpool's Bianca Walkden, 16, also excelled at the event in Turkey, taking silver in the +68kg category.

The World Juniors are the last major international event for Team GB before the Olympic Games in August. The squad for Beijing is named on 20 May.

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Cook's win in the final followed convincing victories in earlier rounds over opponents from Afghanistan, Taipei, Russia and - in the semis - China.

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He said: "China and Korea are traditionally the two strongest nations, so to beat them in the semis and final is an absolute dream - I can't stop smiling.

"I knew I was in good form from my earlier rounds but my match against Korea felt like a breeze.

"Going into the final round at 10-8 I decided not to hang around and managed to score two points quickly to take it to 12-8 which means I automatically won and the fight stopped early."

Walkden lost a tightly-contested final to a Tunisian opponent 4-3 but beat players from France, Canada and Russia to get there.