Jess Stretton certainly won’t be taking it easy over the winter months despite securing two gold medals in 2017.

The teenager added to her stunning Paralympic gold medal from 2016 with two more golden gongs at the 2016 Para-archery Championships in Beijing in September.

The winter months allow the 17-year-old to take stock of her glittering year but the London admits she will be working hard to perfect her technique.

She said: “I’ve got a lot of technical stuff to work on over the winter so there’s a lot of changes to be made and hopefully I can get out there and get some more medals.”

Gold still appears to be the only thing on the mind of Stretton and she has firmly set her sights on more glory in 2018.

But for all her success in the past two years, the teenager admits that success does come with a price and certainly feels the weight of expectation when she competes for Great Britain.

She said: “I guess, there’s a little more pressure to compete as well as I have been in 2017 and to keep up the standard and keep doing what you’re doing and keep winning medals.

“There’s plenty of me to work on. The next big tournament is the European Championships next August which I hope to compete at and hopefully I can add another gold medal to the collection.”

Stretton teamed up with 2004 Paralympic champion John Cavanagh to win her first gold in Beijing as the pair secured the W1 pairs title.

The 17-year-old then followed that up with by defeating fellow Brit Jo Frith 141-133 in the individual event in a repeat of Rio final.

So it is no surprise when Stretton revealed what her standout moment of 2017 had been but admits there is still plenty of work to be done over the long winter months.

“I guess the best way to sum up this season would be amazing. It wasn’t something I expected to achieve,” concluded Stretton, speaking at SportsAid’s annual SportsBall in London.

“The best highlight was definitely winning the double gold at the Beijing World Championships, the feeling of winning there is something I’ll never forget.”

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