Shannon Archer (Team Scotland Gymnast): Winning the 1st ever CWG Medal for Scotland

Shannon Archer made her senior Commonwealth Games debut at Gold Coast in 2018 which saw her finish 10th in the Individual All-Around event. She also achieved 5th in the Vault final and competed in the Team Event helping the team secure a 5th place finish. At the 2022 Birmingham Games, Shannon claimed Scotland's first ever individual women's Commonwealth Games artistic gymnastics medal by claiming bronze.

In this episode Shannon discusses:

• Her performance at the 2018 Games and her decision to retire.

• Coming out of retirement for the 2022 Games.

• The qualification process for team selection for the games.

• Relocating from Scotland to London to train with her coach.

• What it felt like to win Scotland's 1st ever medal in Artistic Gymnastics.

• Life after gymnastics.

You can keep up today with Shannon via Instagram here: @shannonarcher29 .

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