Kenilworth archer Tom Hall rued a missed Olympic opportunity after being beaten in a last 16 contest which was ‘there for the taking’.

Hall, 33, went down 7-3 against Germany’s Florian Unruh, failing to secure the fifth set which would have sent the match to a shoot-off.

He made it further than any other British male archer in the individual competition – beating compatriot and namesake Connor Hall in the previous round – but felt he could have made further inroads.

“It’s frustrating,” Hall said. “I think I had to show what I was about in that match, like I did earlier in the week.

“Honestly, it was there for the taking. It was all over the place, it got a bit messy for both of us with wind playing a part – but that wasn’t the biggest factor.

“I wasn’t getting away with the little things that, if I’m honest with myself, I know I get away with sometimes. It’s a case of looking to improve, cleaning it up and making it better.

“Sometimes I can pull it out the bag and shoot really well and sometimes it just doesn’t come together.

“That was one where I wasn’t getting away with my mistakes and I needed to.”

Hall, who took up archery as a student at the University of Warwick and has a PhD in Chemistry, was appearing at his second Olympics having made his debut in Tokyo, where he went out in the round of 64.

He relished shooting amid the splendour of Invalides and insists this Games will not be his last.

“It feels like this closes the first chapter,” added Hall, one of over 1,000 elite athletes on UK Sport’s National Lottery-funded World Class Programme, allowing them to train full time, have access to the world’s best coaches and benefit from pioneering medical support – which was vital on his pathway to Paris 2024.

“Coming through as a student, making the team, getting to Tokyo, that was all just progression and doing stuff I never thought I’d do.

“Paris was different, I expected to come back for it and I was determined to after the experience in Tokyo.

“I’m really glad I did. Shooting with this crowd was absolutely unlike anything I’ve done before.

“For me, the journey is do I feel like I can better, yes, and do I want to, yes.

“I’m still searching for what I need to do to make myself the best I can be. I’ll be back.”

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