AFTER the high of winning team bronze at the Gymnastics World Championships Amy Tinkler admits she can't be too disappointed after missing out on individual honours on Thursday.

The Durham youngster was part of the British girls team that made history on Tuesday as they claimed their first-ever team world medal at the SSE Hydro.

But that wasn't the end of things for 16-year-old Tinkler as she returned for the individual all-around final after finishing as Britain's top points scorer in qualifying.

There was no fairytale end to the night this time however as she struggled to make headway into the leaderboard and finished 23rd with a score of 54.098 after falls on the uneven bars and balance beam.

“I didn't have the best bar routine or the best beam routine if I'm honest because I fell on both pieces,” said Tinkler.

“But it's my first championships where I have had to do three days of competition so it is just about getting experience for the future.

“I was disappointed with the start but my coach kept reminding me that even if you come 24th you are the 24th best in the world and that is incredible.

“It is definitely about experience, that's my first all-around final in any championships so to come out there and give it everything gives me so much valuable experience.”

The falls on bars and beam did the damage early for youngster's hopes – teammate Ruby Harrold also struggling as she finished 22nd - but Tinkler did recover well to post solid scores in the floor and vault.

And with Rio 2016 on the horizon for Britain's gymnasts Tinkler knows experience at the highest level could prove invaluable.

“It's been an incredible experience so far here and I can take so much away from it, especially in front of a home crowd like that when you have so much support behind you,” Tinkler added.

“It was a bit difficult to refocus after the bronze because it was such a high but I guess that's something we will have to learn to do for the next championships.

“It's boosted all of our confidences getting that bronze medal because we know we can do that now and I think we will go back and work hard to our routines tighter for the future.”

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