Olympic canoeist Joe Clarke said he hoped he did his hometown proud after winning a silver medal at Paris 2024.
Team GB’s Clarke, from Stone, Staffordshire, came second in the men’s kayak cross event on Monday, behind New Zealand’s Finn Butcher.
Speaking to BBC Radio Stoke, the 31-year-old said he was “absolutely buzzing” and described it as a “huge day”, despite the disappointment of not repeating his gold medal success in Rio 2016.
“I had to settle for silver in the end but I like to think I did the region proud and the Potteries proud,” he said.