The West Country at Rio: Olympic highs and lows

A North Somerset gymnast who helped Team GB women finish fifth in the all-round competition has announced her retirement.

Ruby Harrold showed poise and strength during her uneven bars routine, but has decided to finish her career as an elite gymnast in favour of university.

The 20-year-old, who trains at Portishead, will head to Louisiana State University this September - a move she has put off for three years.

RUBY HARROLD - A PROFILE

20-year-old Ruby is a seasoned performer.

At the 2016 British Championships she won beam and bars bronze before going to Bern for the European Championships and helping the team take silver.

A victory parade will be held for double Olympic Gold Medallist Helen Glover in her home town of Penzance.

An open-topped victory bus will take to the town's streets on September 4.

The former student at Humphry Davy School will be accompanied by the school's band as well as local sporting figures, close friends and family.

The bus will depart Newlyn Quarry at 1.30pm and will make its way through town to the Harbour Car Park where the Town Mayor, Cllr Mike Lovegrove, and the Headteacher of Humphry Davy School, Bill Marshall, will greet the parade.

THE ROUTE:

• Through Newlyn,
• along the Promenade,
• short stop for official welcome at Harbour Car Park,
• Market Jew Street,
• The Greenmarket,
• Alverton Street,
• Penalverne Drive,
• St Clare Street,
• Taroveor Road,
• Tolver Road,
• Humphry Davy