Amy Tinkler returns to Olympic hero's welcome

Tyne Tees
Tuesday 23 August 2016 at 10:56pm

Amy returning home to family, friends and fans Credit: ITV Tyne Tees

She became the second woman in British History to win an Olympic medal in gymnastics and now 16-year-old Amy Tinkler has returned to Bishop Auckland with her bronze medal.

Family, friends and fans lined the street of her home in Bishop Auckland to get autographs and pictures with their new idol.

Amy has just a few days to go until she receives her GCSE results, and after that Bishop Auckland and Spennymoor will be staging a victory parade in her honour.