Emotional archery exit for Naomi Folkard

An emotional Naomi Folkard fought back the tears after Great Britain's archers bowed out of the women's team event.

The Kidderminster ace was crushed after shooting a four in the deciding end of their 215-208 defeat to Russia yesterday.

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The Russians took a one-point lead for the first time going into the last three arrows and ended with a score of 28 out of 30.

Team GB needed maximum points to tie but Folkard shot four and was visibly upset after leaving the field of play at Lord's, which boyfriend Jonathan Nott helps to run.

"The conditions were perfect, that was me," said Folkard, who faces Russia's Kristina Timofeeva in the individual competition tomorrow.

"The crowd are there to support us so I could cope. I might have done it (shot four) whoever was there, I don't know.

"We had a strong start and they caught us up with one end to go and I had a dodgy last arrow which doesn't help.

"I don't think we would have won even if it was a 10, which I guess makes me feel a bit better.

"We knew we had to shoot well against them because they are a good team – everyone is a good team – but the score they got we know we can better."

It was a disappointing end to leave six-time Olympian Alison Williamson still chasing an elusive team medal.

The 40-year-old, who won individual bronze in Athens in 2004, had targeted the team event after they lost the bronze medal match to France in Beijing four years ago.

South Shropshire archer Williamson now said she would put that disappointment to the back of her mind ahead of the individual event.

"We can't change it, we'd like to but it is what it is," said Williamson, who is from Church Stretton.

"We went out, we stuck to our routine, did everything we've been doing in practice and we're really sad we haven't gone on but that's life sometimes.

"Beijing was a medal match and you're nearly touching it.

"This could have led to a medal match but I've learnt from Beijing not to beat myself up about it.

"I can look at arrows and go 'I could have done this and should have done that' but it doesn't change what's happened and we have to move on."

Williamson now faces Mongolia's Bishindee Urantungalag in the individual tournament tomorrow after being seeded 47th following her efforts Friday's ranking round which left her towards the back of the field.

"We have to concentrate on the competition that's coming up tomorrow for Naomi and I and on Wednesday for Amy (Oliver)," she said.

"It would be amazing for one of us to win something.

"We were here to watch the men on Saturday and we were quite emotion so I can't image what it would be like if we won. It would be great.

"It was absolutely amazing support from the crowd, really amazing, so thanks to everyone. It was definitely the best I've heard.

"I'm going to talk to the coaches about the technical side of things now and hopefully we will improve."