Telford's Alice Kinsella strikes gold at the European Championships

Telford's Alice Kinsella struck goldat the European Championships in Poland, winning the balance beam gold .

The 18-year-old Park Wrekin gymnast scored 13.566 to beat the new European all-around champion Melanie dos Santos by 0.1 marks in Szczecin.

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It is Kinsella's second beam success, after Commonwealth Games gold in 2018.

Great Britain now have four medals at the event after Max Whitlock's pommel gold and Ellie Downie's all-around silver and vault bronze.

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