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| Teenager Amber Hill loses out in women’s skeet shoot-off | Teenager Amber Hill loses out in women’s skeet shoot-off |
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| Teenager Amber Hill’s bid for Games glory came to an end after a dramatic sudden-death shoot-off in the women’s skeet. | Teenager Amber Hill’s bid for Games glory came to an end after a dramatic sudden-death shoot-off in the women’s skeet. |
| Having shot a disappointing 65 out of 75 in qualifying, Hill, who is 16 and was the BBC’s Young Sports Personality of the year last year, faced a three-way shoot-off with England team-mate Sarah Gray and Panagiota Andreou of Cyprus. | |
| Andreou was first to crack but Gray held her nerve for five rounds of double clays while Hill missed with her fifth. It was a sad end for one of Team England’s best medal hopes but she bowed out gracefully. “I’ve really enjoyed it and had a really good day,” she said. “I started off well but had a few problems with my last round but I’ve had a great time and it’s been a really good experience. I can’t say I wasn’t nervous. In the first round nerves were definitely there. But I’ve got to find the positives and look to the future. Sarah shot an incredible final and deserved to go through. | Andreou was first to crack but Gray held her nerve for five rounds of double clays while Hill missed with her fifth. It was a sad end for one of Team England’s best medal hopes but she bowed out gracefully. “I’ve really enjoyed it and had a really good day,” she said. “I started off well but had a few problems with my last round but I’ve had a great time and it’s been a really good experience. I can’t say I wasn’t nervous. In the first round nerves were definitely there. But I’ve got to find the positives and look to the future. Sarah shot an incredible final and deserved to go through. |
| “It’s fine margins but I’ve got a lot of stuff to go back and practice with my coach. We are looking forward to the World Championships later this year. | “It’s fine margins but I’ve got a lot of stuff to go back and practice with my coach. We are looking forward to the World Championships later this year. |
| “This is my first Commonwealths and I’ve never been to a competition of this scale so I’ve definitely learned a lot from this and I will use it in competitions in the future.” | “This is my first Commonwealths and I’ve never been to a competition of this scale so I’ve definitely learned a lot from this and I will use it in competitions in the future.” |
| Gray, 27, from Ashford in Kent, will hope to move one step closer to a medal in this afternoon’s six-woman semi-final. | Gray, 27, from Ashford in Kent, will hope to move one step closer to a medal in this afternoon’s six-woman semi-final. |