European Artistic Gymnastics Championships: GB win first-ever team gold

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Jessica Gadirova leaps successful  the aerial  successful  level  finalJessica Gadirova became the satellite level champion successful November 2022

Great Britain won their first-ever women's squad golden astatine the European Artistic Gymnastics Championships.

Ondine Achampong, Jessica Gadirova, Becky Downie, Alice Kinsella and Georgia-Mae Fenton combined to people 164.428 points implicit the 4 apparatus.

Italy claimed metallic with 161.629 points, portion the Netherlands came 3rd with 158.896 points.

Gadirova, 18, finished qualification for Friday's all-around last successful archetypal spot and volition beryllium joined by Fenton.

Defending level and satellite champion Gadirova scored 13.900 and 13.600 points respectively successful level and beam qualifying arsenic she topped the standings successful both.

In Sunday's beam last she volition beryllium joined by GB team-mate Achampong, portion Kinsella volition articulation her successful the level final.

Two-time Olympian Downie, who was competing for the archetypal clip since rupturing her Achilles successful June 2022, finished 4th connected the uneven bars to suffice for Saturday's final.

On Tuesday, Great Britain won men's squad bronze, finishing down golden medallists Italy and hosts Turkey who clinched silver.

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