Oxford’s Nichola Simpson (right) shows her delight after helping England to win the compound archery gold medal alongside teammates Nicky Hunt and Danielle Brown
Oxford archer Nichola Simpson helped England to win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi today.
Simpson, from Marston, Nicky Hunt and Danielle Brown won gold in the women's team compound event, beating Canada 232-229 in the final.
They were one point behind after two of the four ends but world No 1 Hunt's final arrow clinched victory at the Yamuna Sports Complex.
The trio are the first English archers to win gold medals at a Commonwealth Games for 28 years.
It made up for Simpson's disappointment individual competition when she lost in the first knock-out round.
Meanwhile Oxford City's Hannah England qualified for tomorrow'1 1500m final when she finish fourth in the semi final in 4mins 13.91secs
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