Great Britain reach women’s team gymnastics final

Ellie Downie recovered from hurting her neck in a bad fall to help Great Britain reach the women’s team gymnastics final at the Rio Olympics. Downie, 17, was completing a somersault on the floor when she landed awkwardly.

She was assessed by medical staff and returned to compete on the vault. Britain finished fourth in qualifying with a total of 174.064, behind Russia, China and defending champions USA, with the top eight teams progressing to Tuesday’s team final.

Downie, meanwhile, finished 24th in the all-around qualification meaning she is into the final. “I crunched my neck,” Downie said. “It sounds pretty gross but I just felt dizzy before my last tumble. “They put me in a wheelchair and I was like, ‘I don’t need a wheelchair.’ “I was better than I thought so I came back out and vaulted.”(BBC,2016)