Krakow 2023: Best pictures from day nine

Jess Varley and Sam Curry soared to bronze in the mixed relay modern pentathlon on day nine of competition.

The duo were sat just outside of medal contention heading into the laser run but pulled off a brilliant round of shooting to cross the line in fourth and clinch bronze on points.

The men's team foil heartbreakingly missed out on Team GB's second fencing medal of the Games with a narrow 45-43 loss to Germany, despite battling back in a dramatic final few moments.

In the badminton, Kirsty Gilmour overpowered her Hungarian opponent Vivien Sandorhazi and came back from 10-15 down in her second game to force a third and claim her spot in the quarter-final.

And with the match going on for over an hour, no one could blame the two-time Olympian for throwing her racket in a brilliant celebration.

Elsewhere, the canoe slalom kicked off with six paddlers in the kayak team finals.

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