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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 .

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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.

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.