A Team GB Olympic bronze medallist made a visit to a Salisbury independent on Market Place.

Matt Coward-Holley was today in Salisbury and offered free pizza by Salisbury independent nole on the square.

The pizza place posted on Facebook: "FREE PIZZA FOR ALL OLYMPIC MEDALISTS!!!!

Thanks for heading over @mattcowardholley - absolute BOSS and best wishes for the road to Paris."

 

 

The 26-year-old won the Team GB's 17th medal of the Tokyo Olympics in the men's trap shooting final last week.

He took up shooting after playing rugby left him with two life-changing back injuries in his teens, ending his dreams of a professional rugby career.

However, in his first Olympic final last Thursday (July 29), he picked up bronze behind David Kostelecky (silver) and Jiri Liptak (gold).

 

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