Team GB star demands apology after being 'robbed' of gold medal at Olympic Games because of 'mistake'
A Team GB medallist has spoken out after an 'incorrect decision' meant that she missed out on gold.
The 2024 Paris Olympic Games ended on Sunday after just over two weeks of elite competition saw the world's best face off.
Great Britain performed well at the Games, taking home 65 medals, 14 of which were gold.
But it has since been revealed that a silver medal won by Team GB arguably should have been a gold, and the athlete has spoken out.
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Amber Rutter competed in the women's skeet event at the 2024 Olympic Games, a sport which involved shooting clay targets with a shotgun.
After missing a target in the four round shoot off with gold medallist, the 26-year-old was awarded a silver medal
But slow motion replies showed that she had in fact hit the target, and therefore the shootout should have continued, allowing her to continue competing for the gold.
Writing on Instagram, Rutter said: "There has been thousands of comments and images shared of me clearly hitting my final shot in the gold-medal match shoot-off.
"Due to a poor and incorrect decision by all three referees I was denied the opportunity to continue in the shoot off and chance at Olympic gold."
Both Rutter and gold medallist Francisca Crovetto Chadid hit 55 of 60 targets in the final, leading to the shootout which would decide the Olympic champion.
"I feel like I owe it not just myself but the entire shooting community to highlight and address the matter, Rutter added.
"Every athlete, especially at the Games deserves to compete on a fair playing field."
"We are at an elite level and these mistakes I believe should not even be a possibility."
VAR has been in use in previous International Shooting Sport Federation, but was not used in the Olympics, meaning that the decision made by judges at the event was final.
"At this point in time, I can't imagine a huge amount will be done, and that is not what I am looking for," she said.
"However, I do believe some accountability needs to be taken to acknowledge and an apology for the incorrect decision ultimately costing me an opportunity of winning an Olympic gold medal. And furthermore a plan to prevent something like this happening in the future."
Ben McCrum