Great Britain’s women missed out on a place in the team archery quarter-finals after a straight-sets defeat by Germany in the opening round.

The trio of Penny Healey, Bryony Pitman and Megan Havers lost 6-0 in the best-of-four elimination round.

Healey, who was inspired to take up archery after watching the Disney film ‘Brave’, looked in strong form as she found the middle target three times.

But the German trio of Katharina Bauer, Michelle Kroppen and Charline Schwarz, who won gold at last year’s world championships, hit six 10s to sweep past the British team.

Healey was shortlisted for BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year following a 2023 season in which she claimed two European golds and will compete in the individual event on Thursday.

Havers, the youngest archer at the Paris Games at 16-years-old, will also compete in the singles along with Pitman, who made it to the third round of the event in Tokyo three years ago.