Olympic champion Nicola Adams wins flyweight title in Turkey
Sunday 17 April 2016 22:00, UK
Nicola Adams has won gold at the European Olympic qualifying event in Turkey.
Adams, who booked her place in this summer's games in Rio on Friday, secured a split decision over Bulgarian Stanimira Petrova to win the flyweight category in Samsun.
"I've qualified for the Olympics and I'm now a three-time European champion. Big thank you to everyone for your support," tweeted Adams.
The 33-year-old will now head to the World Championships in Astana in Kazakhstan in May aiming to win the only major title which has so far eluded her after finishing runner-up in 2008, 2010 and 2012.
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"Hopefully I can become a European champion, world champion and Olympic champion all in one year," Adams added on the BBC.
"I've qualified for the Olympics and I'm still European champion - can't get better than that.
"It shows I am still a strong force in Europe and it has set me up nicely for the World Championships. I want to go there and win a gold medal."
Great Britain performance director Rob McCracken hailed a stunning weekend for his team, which ended in a super-heavyweight gold medal win for Joe Joyce over Azerbaijan's two-time world champion Magomedrasul Majidov.
McCracken said: "To have come away from such a difficult tournament with nine boxers qualified for Rio is a fantastic achievement.
"The boxers have acquitted themselves superb and fully deserve to be rewarded for all of their hard work and dedication by getting the chance to compete on the biggest stage of all at the Olympic Games."
