Gb Aim For Fifth Place After Medal Hopes Dashed

Great Britain's hopes of winning a women's emblem shot badge connected their World Games debut were dashed arsenic they mislaid to Austria connected Saturday.

Austria are classed 4th successful nan world and claimed a 40-28 triumph successful nan quarter-finals against GB, classed conscionable down them successful fifth.

GB are now retired of badge contention successful Chengdu, China, but nan European champions went connected to play a ranking crippled against Italy later connected Saturday.

The British beat Italy successful their group opener connected Thursday and though this clip Italy forced overtime, GB still managed to clinch a 35-28 win.

They will now look either Japan aliases hosts China connected Sunday for nan chance to clinch a fifth-placed decorativeness successful their first quality astatine nan World Games.

The tourney is seen arsenic important for nan GB team's development earlier emblem shot makes its Olympic debut astatine Los Angeles 2028.

It is simply a world multi-sport arena showcasing sports not presently connected nan Olympic programme, and GB qualified for nan first clip aft securing seventh spot astatine past year's Flag Football World Championships.

GB scored 4 touchdowns successful their first crippled connected Saturday but were ever playing drawback up aft 2 early scores by Austria, who vanished pinch six touchdowns.

Austria led 27-14 half-time and stayed clear successful nan 2nd half, pinch Emily Kemp scoring each 4 of GB's touchdowns - 1 rushing and 3 from passes by backmost Jessica Allen.

GB trailed 21-14 astatine half-time against Italy and fought backmost to lead earlier a precocious Italy touchdown took nan crippled to overtime.

But GB prevailed pinch Hannah Elliott claiming nan decisive score. That was Allen's 5th touchdown pass, aft 3 to Grace Conway and 1 to Marta Mathews.

Austria went connected to look USA successful nan semi-finals, pinch nan world champions having beaten Italy 33-12 successful nan quarters.

And nan Americans had to conflict backmost earlier clinching a thrilling 46-39 triumph astatine nan death.

On nan different broadside of nan draw, Canada progressed to nan semi-finals by beating Japan.

Mexico past secured a 25-13 triumph complete Canada to group up a repetition of nan 2022 final, erstwhile they shocked USA by winning 39-6 successful Birmingham, Alabama.

Before Sunday's final, Canada will look Austria for nan bronze badge while GB play either Japan aliases China for 5th place.

Japan are classed 3rd successful nan world and beat Britain 40-34 successful nan quarter-finals of nan Worlds, but GB managed to beat them 26-24 connected Friday to decorativeness runners-up successful Group B pinch 2 wins from 3 games.