Twigg has previously won a European under-18 gold with England

Clifton's Georgie Twigg set her sights on winning gold at the London Olympics after England secured their first ever Champions Trophy medal.

The 19-year-old won her first full international cap in Sunday's bronze medal victory against Germany

She told the BBC: "It was an amazing experience, quite a bit quicker and more physical than club hockey, but we've been training well for it

"The Olympics is our goal - the big push is to compete and win there."

Clifton team-mate Gemma Ible also won her first cap in the 2-1 victory.

"I was delighted to take part in England's success," Twigg said.

"We've been training together for weeks and that helped as both goals came from well-worked short corners.

"As a team, I think we're improving all the time."

Twigg, a law student at Bristol University, hopes to win selection to the hockey World Cup in Argentina in September and the Commonwealth Games in India in October.

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