Team GB's Sally Conway remains upbeat on Rio 2016 chances

Team GB's Conway upbeat on Rio chances

Great Britain judoka Sally Conway has reflected on her showing at the European Games with a positive mindset, vowing to give her all in an attempt to qualify for the 2016 Olympics.

The 28-year-old missed out on a -70kg repechage medal in Baku after tasting defeat against Hungary's Szabina Gercsak earlier today,

Conway, who re-entered the competition following an earlier loss to Szaundra Diedrich, is now battling for a spot at next year's Rio Games.

"There's still lots more competitions and chances to get more points towards qualifying for Rio," she told reporters. "I'm in a good position at the moment and do my best in any competition I get given."

Gersak will face Austria's Bernadette Graf at the Heydar Aliyev Arena on Friday afternoon in the bronze-medal A final.

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