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Great Britain鈥檚 archery bronze medallist Vicky Jenkins has revealed a health issue left her hospitalised until the night before her event at the Paralympics in Rio.

Jenkins took bronze with Paralympics GB team-mate Jess Stretton beating fellow Briton Jo Frith in the gold medal match, but Jenkins she had been in hospital since Monday.

"I had finished training and went for a sleep and then when I woke up I couldn't move," she said.

"My bloody glucose had just plummeted out of no-where and I have a neurological condition which impacts my movement which became even worse.

"It was a scary time, but I've been looked after so well by the GB medics and the hospital here in Rio - without them I wouldn't have made it to the competition,鈥� she added.

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This clip was taken from 5 live Paralympics, Saturday 17 September 2016.