Lanarkshire duo Kirsty Gilmour and Alex Dunn won silver medals at the 2022 European Championships in Madrid.
Bothwell’s Gilmour won his fourth European medal and third silver, while Motherwell’s Dunn and partner Alex Hall of Mauchline became the first Scottish doubles pair to compete in a European final, but fell short.
As in 2016 and 2017, Gilmour faced old foe Carolina Marin of Spain, who won in straight sets.
Marin, making a long-awaited return to the sport after injury, won a sixth title 21-10 21-12.
However, the 28-year-old Kirsty improved on the bronze medal she won last year in kyiv and scored some nice wins, including against second-seeded Mia Blichfeldt of Denmark.
She said: “I think if I look back at all my silver medals, that’s probably my best quality, if you look at the composition of the podium.
“Beating Mia in the semis was a really good thing to score and not have to settle for bronze like I did last year.
(Image: Spanish Badminton Federation/Badminton Europe)
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“It was good to overcome that hurdle to beat Mia and reach the final against Carolina, who was playing very well.
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“She was as close to the old Caroline as I could have wished for!
“If I was in another generation, I could be on top of those podiums.
“I’ve managed to beat her many times over the years, but not in those European finals, unfortunately.
“He came back, he was very good in the final. But I’m excited to be back, to get that silver medal, and I think that’s a true reflection of the week and the last six months to a year.
On their own way to the men’s doubles final, the dynamic duo of Dunn and Hall recorded back-to-back wins over French opponents.
Dunn and Hall, who won the Euro juniors title together in 2015, came from behind to beat Lucas Corvee and Ronan Labar 10-21, 21-12, 21-18, before a historic win over rising stars Christo and Toma Junior. Popov in two games. .
But they clinched against German duo Mark Lamsfuss and Marvin Siedel who won 21-17 21-16.
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