Jodie Grinham shoots into history with Paralympic archery bronze success

Jodie Grinham shoots into history with Paralympic archery bronze success

Grinham is first pregnant woman to win Paralympic medalShe beats fellow Briton Phoebe Paterson Pine in shoot-off

As the sun dropped to the west of the Eiffel Tower, Jodie Grinham shot into history, becoming what is believed to be the first openly pregnant woman to win a Paralympic medal after winning a shoot-off for bronze against fellow Briton and great friend Phoebe Paterson Pine.

It was a thrilling individual compound open match, with Paterson Pine, who took gold in Tokyo, taking a slender lead and holding onto it into the final end. She needed to hit a 10 to win from her final arrow, a nine to go into a one arrow shoot-off, but shot an eight to gasps – nerves getting the better of her at the crucial moment.

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