Great Britain's taekwondo team won the inaugural British Open in Manchester despite the absence of Olympians Sarah Stevenson and Aaron Cook.
Manchester's Michael Harvey - who lost in the first round in Beijing - took second place in his -62kg class final against Iran's Abdolrezay Davoud.
Scotland's Louise Mair won at -47kg, beating Jemma Johnson in the final.
Stevenson, 25, is recovering from ankle surgery but was at the event to show off her bronze medal from Beijing.
"I'll be a veteran by [2012] and there's a lot of talent coming through but that's great for the sport," she said.
"It is very exciting to think we will be competing in our home country."
Stevenson is happy with the rising profile of the sport
Liverpool fighter Bianca Walkden, a former world junior silver medallist and only aged 17, claimed a comfortable victory over team-mate Stephanie Allen in the 72kg category on Saturday.
"I'm already looking towards London and if Sarah is still around and in my category it is going to be a great rivalry," Walkden said.
"Sarah doing what she did was great and inspired us all. It's great that taekwondo is now getting the publicity it deserves."
Cook - who finished fourth in the men's 80kg category in Beijing - was also missing at the weekend due to inadequate training time since the Olympics.
The event will next year have A-status, after a decision on Saturday by the European Taekwondo Union, making it one of eight leading European events.
It will take place in September, a month before The World Championships in Copenhagen.
"The tournament has been a great success and next year's September meeting promises to be even bigger and better," said Andrew Link, operations director for the British Taekwondo Control Board.
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