Parents 'super proud' of daughter's Olympic debut

Lola Tambling placed 15th in the preliminary round of the women's park event at the Olympics

More than 100 friends and family came together in Lola Tambling's home town to cheer her on during her Olympic debut on Tuesday.

The 16-year-old from Saltash in Cornwall finished 15th in the preliminary round of the women's park event, missing out on a place in the final.

Her best run of 73.85 left her just under 10 points off eighth place and a spot in the final.

Parents Stephanie and Martyn Tambling said they were "super proud" of their daughter.

Parents Stephanie and Martyn Tambling said it was a "massive achievement" to place 15th

Mrs Tambling said she was "busy screaming and shouting" during her sets.

She said: "Getting 15th overall is a massive achievement and we are so proud of her, I can't even tell you.

"She's the best person ever and I know back at home they're all going to be behind her and looking forward to probably seeing her and cheering her and giving her a big hug.

"It's super important to get that support behind you when you're a young girl from a little town in Cornwall."

'Get back up'

Mrs Tambling said to believe in your children's dreams and to support them if they took interest in certain sports or skills.

She said: "If your child wants to go for skateboarding let them, always believe and support them - skateboarding isn't about being perfect, let them find their own style the way they want to do it, what path they want to go down.

"Even if you fall it doesn't matter, you just get back up and you can do it."

Great Uncle Mark Sully said this was "just the start" of Lola's journey

Great Uncle Mark Sully said they "couldn't have wished for better" with the turnout of people coming together to support Lola.

He said: "She's put in a lot of hard work to get Olympics - the town have really come together to get behind her.

"It was incredible and I think they would have heard the cheers in Plymouth when Lola came on, it was fantastic."

Mr Sully said Lola was very "level headed and humble" when it came to competitions.

"Her attitude is fantastic, it really is this is just the beginning, she's 16-years-old, she outdid her world ranking by two - she upped the difficulty, she didn't land some of her tricks but she was incredible and this is just the start of Lola's journey."

Family friends Carrie Hopkins and Anna Minchella

Family friends Carrie Hopkins and Anna Minchella were among those supporting Lola from home.

Ms Hopkins said they were "just super proud that she's even got there and she's competed, it's amazing".

Ms Minchella said Lola had "put so much hard work and determination into it".