European Video games: Staff GB archer Penny Healey claims second gold medal in Krakow
Nice Britain’s Penny Healey beat Spain’s Elia Canales to say gold within the ladies’s recurve particular person on the 2023 European Video games in Poland.
She eased to a 6-2 win at Plaszowianka Archery Park in Krakow.
The 18-year-old additionally gained gold alongside Bryony Pitman and Jaspreet Sagoo within the ladies’s recurve crew occasion on Saturday.
“This gold medal means rather a lot,” mentioned Healey, who has sealed a quota spot for Nice Britain on the 2024 Paris Olympics.
“My nan sadly handed away earlier than I got here out right here, so I mentioned to my mum that I might win for her and I’ve accomplished that.
“It was not simple. I feel there was a number of nerves there and in addition it is by no means simple to play up in opposition to an superior opponent and a good friend as effectively.”
Fellow archer Ella Gibson, 23, picked up silver within the ladies’s compound particular person self-discipline following a 145-139 loss to Italy’s Elisa Roner.
Gibson broke a world file, which had stood for eight years, in the course of the qualifying spherical with a rating of 715 to complete away from Denmark’s Tanja Gellenthien.
Elsewhere for GB on Wednesday, Grace Reid, 27, claimed bronze within the ladies’s 1m springboard diving competitors with Sweden’s Emilia Nilsson Garip taking silver and Austrian Michelle Heimberg profitable gold.
Ross Haslam and James Heatly narrowly missed out on a medal as they completed fourth – simply 1.47 factors behind bronze medallists France – within the males’s synchronised 3m springboard ultimate.
There was loads of success to have a good time within the boxing ring, although, with 4 GB athletes profitable their quarter-final bouts and subsequently securing a spot on the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Charley Davison, 29, made historical past by changing into the primary boxer to e book a spot at subsequent yr’s showpiece, after a complete win in opposition to Sweden’s Zehra Milli within the ladies’s 54 kg weight class.
“Truthfully, I am unable to consider it. It’ll take time to sink in,” mentioned Davison. “It means a lot extra to me. I really feel extra skilled and consider that I can go to the highest.
“It is my dream to turn out to be Olympic champion. I went to Tokyo [2020 Olympics] with little expertise, however I’ve banked much more since so it is completely different now.”
Rosie Eccles, 26, beat Eire’s Amy Broadhurst by cut up choice within the quarter-finals of the ladies’s 66kg class.
Kiaran Macdonald, 26, joins them within the semi-finals and also will be heading to France as he coasted to victory within the males’s 51kg class in opposition to Serbia’s Omer Ametovic.
Within the males’s 92kg class, Scrumptious Orie, 26, registered a unanimous choice win over Armenian Davit Chaloyan.
Staff GB sit seventh within the medal standings with 30 collected, together with 9 gold, 5 silver and 16 bronze.
