It was a measure of the 24-year-old Chinese athlete's prowess that her victory, after losing the first round, came as no huge surprise.

Luo had won three World Taekwondo Grand Prix titles earlier in the year and she continued her winning run in Mexico by defeating Chinese Taipei's Chia-ling Lo in the final.

The two are almost mirror images of each other: tall, slim, leggy fighters, and Luo managed to win the opening round 2-1.

The second round continued in similar fashion, with the two fighters cancelling each other out.

Though the points at the end of the second were even at 1-1, Luo took the round, the match and the gold on superiority.

Afterwards she told World Taekwondo how she had started in the sport.

"When I was 11 or 12, in elementary school during a math class, a coach was walking outside the classroom and he saw me and came in and said, 'stand up', to see my height," Luo recalled.

"Then the coach talked to my father to see if I would like to train Taekwondo."

Her promise was almost immediately evident, and in 2018 she won her first big title as she took gold at the Asian Games in Jakarta-Palembang.

Reflecting on her most recent success, she added: "The final was the best, because the body condition during that time was the best, I was in perfect condition.

"But the tougher fight was Jones."

Before the Covid-19 lockdown Luo had added one Grand Prix, one Grand Slam and multiple Open golds to her collection.

During her time out of competition - almost two years - her coach worked hard to perfect her technique.

"During those two years, I wanted to go to competitions, but I could not," she said.

"So I treated every day’s training as a competition."

The two-years of in-depth personal and team training have paid off in a year where she has also won the Asian Taekwondo Championships title for a second time.

"My strong point is that I am taller than most fighters in the category and I have long legs," she said.

"In terms of technique, the head kick is my best move.

"Entering the field of taekwondo, I think was some kind of destiny, I never thought I could have gone this far.

"I have a sense of mission, that is not only for my own sake, but also for my country and our team."