Olympic medallist Alice Kinsella given warm welcome back at Telford gymnastics club
An Olympian has been welcomed home with open arms after returning from Tokyo to her gymnastics club.
Alice Kinsella has had a summer like no other after heading to Japan and representing Team GB in the gymnastics competitions.
The 20-year-old was away from her family for about five weeks – the longest she has been away from home, mum Karen said.
Alice, who is from Walsall but trains in Telford, won a bronze medal at the postponed summer 2020 Olympics when she competed in the team event with Jessica Gadirova, Jennifer Gadirova and Amelie Morgan.
Despite not managing to qualify for any individual event finals, Alice and her fellow Olympians won the bronze medal in the team final with Alice performing on all four apparatuses – meaning Team GB won their first Olympic team medal in gymnastics in 93 years.
Park Wrekin Gymnastics Club in Wellington helped Alice celebrate her medal and return to the UK with a party hosted in her honour.
