Jessica Gadirova wins all-around gold at European gymnastics championship

Great Britain’s Jessica Gadirova has won the women’s all-around gold at the European Championships in Antalya, Turkey.

The 18-year-old, who won Olympic bronze in the team event in Tokyo, picked up her second gold of the championships after helping the British squad to victory in the team event.

Gadirova shone on the vault, beam and floor and though less stellar on the uneven bars had enough for victory by 0.335 points from Hungary’s Zsofia Kovacs in silver. Italy’s Alice D’Amato picked up the bronze.

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Her victory adds a fourth medal to Britain’s tally at a successful championships, following Jake Jarman’s silver in the men’s all-around on Friday and the men’s team bronze.