Rutter gets Olympics call two months after giving birth

Amber Rutter has been named successful Team GB's shooting squad for nan Paris Olympics conscionable 2 months aft giving birth.

The erstwhile world champion, 26, welcomed her first child, Tommy, connected 25 April.

Rutter, who competed astatine Rio 2016 nether her maiden sanction of Hill, missed nan Tokyo Olympics successful 2021 aft contracting Covid-19 connected nan eve of nan Games.

She considered quitting nan athletics aft nan disappointment but will now compete successful her 2nd Olympics.

"I'm really excited," Rutter told BBC Sport.

"To person that telephone and person that confirmation that I've made nan squad for Paris 2024 is conscionable an astonishing feeling."

Rutter said going to Paris was "always planned", but her information could not beryllium decided until aft nan commencement of her child.

With Tommy astatine specified a young age, Rutter's hubby will enactment successful nan UK pinch their newborn arsenic she competes successful nan skeet arena successful France.

Rutter said taking nan family to Paris would person been a distraction.

"I conscionable cognize for performance, it's conscionable not nan correct thing, because arsenic soon arsenic Tommy cries my mind is wholly connected him, and conscionable virtually looking aft thing he needs," said Rutter, a four-time European Championship golden medallist.

"So we've made nan determination for him not to beryllium there, but we're going to person a batch of celebrations and everything erstwhile I get back."

Seonaid McIntosh, nan erstwhile world champion, has been picked successful nan mixed squad aerial firearm alongside Michael Bargeron, while trap trio Matt Coward-Holley, Nathan Hales and Lucy Hall dress up nan remainder of nan team.