Gymnastics-British women win historic European team gold

FILE PHOTO: Artistic Gymnastics - Artistic Gymnastics World Championships - M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool, Britain - November 1, 2022 Britain's Ondine Achampong in action during the women's team final balance beam REUTERS/Phil Noble

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain won its first-ever team gold at the European Gymnastics Championships by holding off Italy in Turkey on Wednesday.

The team of Ondine Achampong, Jessica Gadirova, Becky Downie, Alice Kinsella and Georgia-Mae Fenton posted a combined score of 164.428 points over the four apparatus.