Mixed Rio emotions for Marshall

After a nightmare Olympics in London four years ago, Savannah Marshall was desperate to make amends in Rio.

The 25-year-old from Hartlepool, supported by Sky since 2012, may not have got her hands on a medal in Brazil but the middleweight let nobody down with defeat in the quarter-finals.

Here are the thoughts of the Sky Academy Sports Scholar on her experiences at the Games…

1. HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT RIO A MONTH AFTER RETURNING HOME?

It was brilliant. I was away for four weeks and I just really enjoyed myself. I felt I was unlucky not to win a medal but it was just one of those things and I’ve got to move on.

For a country that’s supposed to be struggling economically, Brazil did an amazing job of hosting the Games. There seemed to be loads of criticism about the Olympics but I thought it was brilliant.

2. SUM UP YOUR EXPERIENCES IN THREE WORDS

Tropical. Brilliant. Disappointing.

3. ANY CHANCE TO SEE MUCH OF RIO?

I didn’t really get a chance to go out and see much of the city. The parts I did see were exactly what I felt Brazil was all about.

I was mainly in the Olympic village and that was amazing. The whole scenery, the backdrops – it was a bit like paradise.

I only saw the boxing though because that was taking place from the start to finish of the Games. There was just no time to see anything else.

This sounds a bit strange but it was almost quite boring because of the …

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