BLACKWOOD’S Lauren Williams is set to pay off her parents’ mortgage with her £52,000 prize money after winning gold for Great Britain at the World Taekwondo Grand Slam finals in China.

Williams outclassed Turkey’s reigning world champion and double Olympic medallist Nur Tatar Askari in the -67kg final to land the largest prize fund in the history of the sport.

And the double European champion says she now wants to repay her parents for their support.

Speaking before the tournament, Williams told BBC Sport: “I have always wanted to help them and that money would go to them before myself.

“It's an incentive but we go there to have fun, put on a spectacle and, if I won, I would seriously consider paying off my parents' mortgage.”

And after clinching gold on Sunday, the twice former world junior champion said: “I wanted this so badly. No one but my family and friends knew how much I wanted it.

“I’ve done it for them all back home and I feel on top of the world. There was no stopping me getting that gold.

“So, I went out there and stuck to my plan perfectly and I managed to pull it off.”

As well as the financial boost, the gold medal means the 19-year-old European champion ends 2018 on a real high.

Williams won bronze and silver at the first two World Taekwondo Grand Prix events of the year, before securing her first title in Manchester in October.

A quarter-final elimination followed at the Grand Prix final in Fujairah last month.

"It has been a rollercoaster," said Williams, reflecting on her results since the departure of coach Paul Green at the end of 2017 before her weekend win.

"I'm quite harsh on myself because I felt I have done terribly, but on reflection it has been a positive year with Manchester the highlight.

"It is the final competition of the year, so there's one big final push and then I can have some time off for Christmas."

Fellow Brit Bianca Walkden also won gold as she beat American Madelynn Gorman-Shore to defend her +67kg title.

"I'm over the moon. I couldn't be any happier. I wanted to finish off with a gold and I did," said Walkden after her victory.

"She really gave me a good fight but deep down I was so hungry to win."

Wales’ double Olympic champion Jade Jones lost her -57kg final to China's Lijun Zhou, while Rebecca McGowan missed out on +67kg bronze.

Bradley Sinden was the only British men's finalist and lost to home fighter Shuai Zhao in the -68kg category.