GB women's rugby sevens team seal Paris Olympics spot

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Great Britain's Emma Uren fends off Poland's Malgorzata KoldejTeam GB's women's rugby sevens team ended their European Games campaign unbeaten.

Great Britain's women's rugby sevens team won gold at the European Games in Krakow, Poland to clinch a place at the Paris 2024 Olympics.

The dominant GB women ran in five tries to beat Poland 33-0 in the final.

The men's side missed out on Olympic qualification but secured silver following a 26-12 defeat by Ireland.

They will have one last chance to secure a spot in Paris at the final Olympic qualification tournament in June next year.

Elsewhere, Robbie Lee, 18, scored 92.60 on his fourth dive to win Team GB's first of three medals on Tuesday, landing silver in the men's 10m platform.

After day seven, Great Britain have won 27 medals in totalexternal-link.

Team GB are competing across 18 Olympic sports at the multi-disciplinary European Games, which formally began last Wednesday and finish on Sunday, with qualification for Paris 2024 on the line in 10 events.

More to come.

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