Disappointed Hill focuses her skeet shooting sights on Tokyo 2020

Medal hopeful Amber Hill said she was ‘disappointed’ after finishing sixth in the women’s skeet competition at the Olympic Shooting Centre on Friday.

In a packed field, the 18-year-old from Windsor comfortably made the final, but missed three targets in her final 16 shots, preventing her from challenging for the podium.

Hill said: “I was disappointed not to reach the gold medal match which I was here to do, but I am so fortunate to have this opportunity.

“It is just something no one can prepare you for.

“No one can put into words how electric the atmosphere is.

“The feeling you get when you walk out onto the range is incredible and I am so fortunate that I am one of the lucky few that get to experience that.

“I enjoyed every moment today and that is one of the things I set out here to do.

“When I’m shooting, I look around and see my friends and family and it really does push me on to really want to shoot well.

“I am really lucky to have my family here and the messages from home have also been incredible.”

The former Claires Court School pupil added: “Whatever happens on the day – good or bad – you can always learn from it and take experience.

“That is what I have been trying to do in the last four years.

“There is a lot of hard work over the next four years for Tokyo and a lot of experience to gain because I am only 18, but I think there is a lot of good things to come from me.”

Hill started shooting at a young age with help from her grandfather and memorably won the prestigious BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year in 2013.