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Callum Carson

West Lothian gymnast seals Team Scotland's first-ever Commonwealth Games women's artistic gymnastics medal

Uphall gymnast Shannon Archer has created history by becoming the first Scottish woman to secure an artistic gymnastics medal at the Commonwealth Games.

The 24-year-old held her nerves to bag a bronze medal in the women’s vault final.

Shannon, who finished eighth in the all-around final yesterday, was the final gymnast. A -0.3 penalty on her first vault meant she had to produce a near-perfect second vault to climb into the top three which she duly did.

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