by Alex Hoad at the Olympic Park

Bryony Shaw admitted she was ‘gutted’ to miss out on a repeat of her RS-X windsurfing medal from Beijing in the London 2012 medal race at Weymouth on Tuesday afternoon.

The 29-year-old – who lives in Tunbridge Wells – was up against it in the 11th and final race of the series, going in seventh in the standings and needing to finish well-up the leaderboard and hope that others ahead of her finished low down the field.

However despite a strong start which saw her take second, Shaw was eventually overtaken by the gold-medal winning Spaniard Marina Alabau Neira, the silver winner from Finland Tuuli Petaja and the Polish competitor who took third, eventually crossing the line in fifth.

It left her in seventh overall and 12 points outside of a medal.

Shaw said: "I put in my best race I could but it was not to be a medal this time. To not come away with a medal I’m gutted but I’ve enjoyed the journey.

"Each day you have to be positive. My penultimate day where I won a race, I think my positive attitude got me to that point and I really enjoyed that race.

“It’s been a tough year. I’ve had a bit of illness and not been able to physically prepare like I would have liked to.

"Probably three months out of eight I have basically had to rest and recover, which is a bit of a shame and not ideal preparation.

"I’m not as physically fit as I’d like to have been. My forearms gave up in that race.

"It hasn’t been the best series for me but I’m happy to be coming out with a smile on my face and an acceptance of where I am at. It’s been a great four years."

Shaw also added: “I’d like to say a huge thankyou for all the messages of support I’ve had.

"It’s not all heartache that I haven’t got a medal here.

“My job today was super tough. The stars needed to align and unfortunately the other girls put in a great week and hats off to them.”