Archer Michael Hall celebrated a day to remember at the Invictus Games after picking up gold and bronze medals this afternoon in Stratford’s Here East arena.

The former lance corporal capped off a successful day with the bow for Great Britain, helping team mates Carl Harding and Andrew Phillips to victory in the compound team competition, after claiming an individual third spot for himself.

“I just want to cry, it’s been such an emotional day,” he told the Recorder. “To get two medals is just fantastic.

“The crowd’s awesome and just like competing at the Olympics, I would imagine.

“They really get behind you and you don’t want to disappoint them.”

The Shropshire man served tours of Bosnia, Kosovo and Northern Ireland with the Queen’s Dragoon Guards but broke his neck on an assault course, confining him to a wheelchair.

Michael only took up his sport after a chance request from a fellow former squaddie.

He added: “My mate phoned me up and asked if I wanted to try an archery course, so that was that – I certainly never expected to be in a position like this, it’s amazing.”

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