TRAMPOLINIST India Marshall has got even more of a spring in her step than usual after achieving a momentous double on foreign soil.

Marshall, who turns 17 next Monday, admits she is still coming to terms with her two gold medals at the Junior Commonwealth Gymnastics Championships in Namibia.

Individual and team trampoline triumphs have also given the Monmouth Comprehensive School A-level student a big boost to her hopes of becoming a future Olympian.

Bryony Page became the first British woman to win an Olympic medal on the trampoline when claiming silver in Rio, and Marshall, from Raglan, would love to follow in her footsteps.

“My end goal has always been to go to the Olympics, and what I achieved in Namibia has made that become a bit more realistic in my head,” she said.

Having started artistic gymnastics as a seven-year-old, the teenager began trampolining at seven, before deciding to concentrate solely on the latter some 18 months later.

In 2014 she moved from a club in Cardiff to Freefallers Trampoline Club in Abertillery, where she is coached by Lisa Parkinson.

Things have continued to go from strength to strength for the youngster with all of her hard work paying off in the Namibian coastal town of Walvis Bay.

Qualifying for the final in second place, Marshall was given the nod by the judges, with Wales teammate Kayla Smith finishing as the silver medallist.

The performances of all the Welsh gymnasts, which also included Katie-Mai Davies and Leah O’Connor, saw them surge to the team title.

“My routines were going really well in training and on the day I wasn’t as nervous as I usually get,” added Marshall.

“When I compete I don’t watch anyone that goes before me, I just focus on myself. I was near the bottom of the start list and because I didn’t really know what I was up against I wasn’t that nervous.

“I knew I had a chance of a medal going into the final but I didn’t expect to come first.

“Once I finished my final routine my coach said she could tell it was going to be close for first place.

“It then came up on the board saying I had won, and I still can’t believe it.

“We stood on the podium and turned round to hear the national anthem playing and the flag being raised. It was amazing.”

Proud mum Karin Phillips believes Wales did wonders for trampolining, which is an Olympic sport but not in the Commonwealth Games, while in Africa.

“Not only did the Welsh team raise the profile of trampolining, they helped put it on the map,” she said.

“It is definitely the highlight for India and at the moment she is just a bit flabbergasted by it all.

“She is very dedicated and focused, and she knows what she wants and how to get there, and we are very proud of her.

“Her coach has been brilliant and knows how India works, and Freefallers is a lovely club and very supportive of her.”

From Namibia, Marshall went on to win individual bronze at the Northern European Championships in Austria.

This weekend sees the 16-year-old travel to Wigan for an event which could well lead to her competing at the Olympic Park in London late next month.