S
SEARCH
M
SW
Collect News Data

Great Britain

Phoebe Paterson Pine strikes Paralympic archery gold

:Headline: Phoebe Paterson Pine strikes Paralympic archery gold:
Games debutant Paterson Pine began a memorable day with a tense success over her GB team-mate.
Sports Mole

Phoebe Paterson Pine struck Paralympic archery gold after winning the battle of the Brits by eliminating defending champion Jess Stretton en route to glory in Tokyo.

Games debutant Paterson Pine began a memorable day with a tense 141-140 success over her world number one compatriot in the second round of the women's individual compound.

The 23-year-old, who has spina bifida, later took Stretton's crown with a 134-133 win over Chile's Mariana Zuniga Varela in the decisive contest, having also beaten France's Julie Chupin and Italian Maria Andrea Virgilio in the quarter-finals and semi-finals respectively.

Great Britain's Phoebe Paterson Pine, back to camera, is congratulated by Jess Stretton (Tim Goode/PA)

Stretton won gold in Rio aged just 16 and was favourite going into the match after seeding first in ranking, which included a Paralympic record score.

Former swimmer Paterson Pine, who began her current sport on a family holiday to Centre Parcs during the London 2012 Olympics, was initially disappointed with her final arrow at Yumenoshima Final Field before realising it was sufficient for gold.

"I'm really bad at maths so I had no idea what I actually needed," she said.

"I saw I shot an eight and was like, 'Oh my goodness, I shot an eight. That's horrible'. And then I realised I needed that to win and thought, 'Maybe that's not too bad'.

"I naturally cannot keep up with score but that's kind of good in a way. It means I didn't have to sit there and think, 'I need to hit this'. I was able to go through my normal process and do my shot routine.

"I still almost feel I'm living in a dream and it won't settle until I'm with family or looking at the aftermath on my phone."

Elsewhere on Monday, powerlifter Louise Sugden won bronze in the women's -86kg division.

Former wheelchair basketball player Sugden's best lift of 131kg was the same as fourth-placed Egyptian Amany Ali but the 37-year-old Briton took the podium place due to being more than a kilogram lighter than her rival.

body check tags ::

amp_article__461504 : Collect and Make Data not in DataBase  : 
last updated article - 2021-08-30 07:47:04:
html db last update - 2021-08-30 07:27:15 :

ex - 7200 : read : write cache and make html

Click here for more stories about Louise Sugden

Click here for more stories about Great Britain

Share this article now:

Subscribe to our Newsletter


Transfer Talk Daily
Match previews - twice weekly
Morning Briefing (7am UTC)
UC
Get the latest transfer news, match previews and news direct to your inbox!
Recommended Next on SM
Britain secure historic first Paralympic wheelchair rugby medal with gold
Cristiano Ronaldo passes Man United medical
Ilaix Moriba 'turns down Chelsea, Tottenham moves'
Paralympics day six: Andrew Small and Phoebe Paterson Pine claim gold for GB
La Liga Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Real Madrid32108447
2Sevilla32105147
3Valencia32105147
4Barcelona32107437
5Atletico MadridAtletico32105327
6Mallorca32103127
7Real Sociedad32014406
8Osasuna31203215
9Athletic Bilbao31202115
10Rayo Vallecano31024403
11Villarreal30302203
12CadizCadiz302145-12
13Levante302145-12
14Real Betis302123-12
15ElcheElche302112-12
16Espanyol302101-12
17Granada302115-42
18Celta Vigo301213-21
19Getafe300314-30
20AlavesAlaves300318-70
Scroll for more - Tap for full version
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
X

We value your privacy

A part of our GDPR compliance we need to ask for your consent. We and our partners use technology such as cookies on Sports Mole to personalise content and ads, provide social media features, and analyse our traffic. Click below to consent to the use of this technology on Sports Mole.