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Alice Kinsella strikes Commonwealth Games gold

Seventeen-year-old Alice Kinsella claimed her first major title with victory in the women's beam final at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.

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Alice Kinsella on her way to Gold during the Women's Balance Beam

Kinsella, who is a member of Telford's Park Wrekin Gymnastics club, scored 13.7 to edge Australia's Georgia-Rose Brown into the silver medal position with England team-mate Kelly Simm taking bronze.

It was Kinsella's third medal of the Games after also taking silver in the team competition and bronze in the all-around.

Alice during the competition
Alice during her winning routine
High-flying - Alice Kinsella

Speaking following her second medal, Kinsella expressed her pride at performing in the Games

Alice Kinsella (centre) with her gold medal

“I have never felt so nervous in all my life because it was quite tight,” said Kinsella after adding individual all-round bronze to her team bronze. “But I just went out there to do the exact same floor routine that I do in training and see what came out of it.

“I could have done a lot better, the beam wasn’t quite what I wanted with the landing so I could have improved on that.

“But I am still so proud of what I have done here.”

England's Alice Kinsella (left) with her gold medal and England's Kelly Simm with her bronze medal

Liam Kinsella, brother of Alice, and Walsall footballer tweeted his congratulations following the news.

"Definition of hard work pays off" he shared on Twitter.