British women win historic European team gold in Turkey

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British women win historic European team gold in Turkey

Ondine Achampong in action at last year's world championships
Ondine Achampong in action at last year's world championshipsReuters
Great Britain won its first-ever team gold at the European Gymnastics Championships by holding off Italy in Turkey on Wednesday.

The team of Ondine Achampong (19), Jessica Gadirova (18), Becky Downie (31), Alice Kinsella (22) and Georgia-Mae Fenton (22) posted a combined score of 164.428 points over the four apparatus.

Italy had a combined 161.629 points while the Netherlands came third with 158.896 points.

"I'm so proud of this team, we put in some massive performances today and it feels so special to have won as a team," Gadirova said.

"Personally I'm so happy to have been able to deliver my routines for the team, it feels incredible to stand on the top of the podium with them."

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