Kate Shortman and Isabelle Thorpe: The Bristolian 'best friends' aiming for glory at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.Bristol Bears super-sub Semi Radradra wins Olympic sevens gold at Tokyo 2020.I think we just can't quite believe it." Read More Related Articles It feels so unreal that we've made history and got a medal. I think we're all quite speechless right now. She's had to fight against a lot to get there.įollowing Tuesday's medal ceremony, Amelie told the BBC : "It's absolutely incredible. "She was really off to a great start and then got this really nasty injury and it was kind of injury after injury. She had some really serious ankle injuries a couple of years ago and then she broke her wrist. Kate continued: "She's had a tough couple of years. The Russian Olympic Committee and USA teams took gold and silver respectively.
Alice Kinsella, Jessica and Jennifer Godirova and Amelie MorganĪmelie was part of a four-woman team including twins Jennifer and Jessica Gadirova, who are just 16, and Alice Kinsella, 20, to win a bronze medal in Tokyo on Tuesday.
GB Women win an incredible bronze medal in the Team Artistic Gymnastics event. "We knew Amelie was good and we wanted her to have that opportunity but we never really dreamt it would be this." "We didn't come here to get Amelie to the Olympics, we came here because it was one of the best clubs in the country to train at. They've got huge accolade behind them with previous Olympians. "It's such a phenomenal club, amazing coaches. "It was just the right decision to make - and it's paid off I guess.” Speaking to ITV News, mum Kate said: "Amelie has a twin and her brother wanted to stay at his school with his friends and his gym, so we made the decision for Amelie and I to move. Morgan’s dedication to her sport has quickly become the stuff of legend, moving to North Somerset with her mother Kate Morgan five years ago to train at The Academy of Gymnastics in Portishead, while leaving her twin brother and father at the family home in Slough.
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No one needs to tell Portishead-based Olympian Amelie Morgan that as the 18-year-old has overcome a series of serious injuries, a case of Covid-19 and social media pressure to help win Britain’s first women's gymnastics team Olympic medal in 93 years. To be the best in the world you have to be dedicated, overcome adversity and perform when it matters.
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