DUNFERMLINE judoka Stephanie Inglis is targeting the Olympic Games in Rio after claiming a stunning silver success at the Commonwealth Games.

The 25-year-old, who lives in Duloch, fought through three rounds to the final of the women's -57kg event where she lost out on the gold medal to England's Nekoda Davis on the opening day of competition in Glasgow.

Medals had already started to flow for Team Scotland, with sisters Kimberley and Louise Renicks memorably winning gold, and the part-time coach and Heriot-Watt University student said she was overjoyed to also take her place on the podium.

Stephanie paid a visit to Crossgates' Centre Stage Dance Academy, which is run by her cousin Louise Ferrier, to show off her Glasgow gong to the excited kids and after allowing her success to sink in, she told Press Sport that she already has her eyes on Brazil in two years time.

She said, "The Commonwealth Games was my first major event so it was quite exciting, and in my head I knew that I could make the final. I had three fights before that in the morning and after I beat the Malaysian girl, I got a good win over the New Zealand girl, who is Oceania champion, and the girl from Cameroon who is the African champion. I had hard fights to get to the final which I knew would be tought, and I did feel a bit gutted straight after. But after I had time to reflect on it, I feel so happy to have won a medal, especially at a home Games. I had lots of family and friends supporting me who had never seen me do judo before and the crowd were so loud.

"Before Glasgow I was looking towards Rio and now my focus and attention has definitely turned towards that. Fighting in and experiencing a multi-sport Games has made me more hungry to get there. To qualify for the Olympics would be the pinnacle of my career, but this is definitely the highlight so far."

Stephanie, who took up the sport when she was four, will compete in six more competitions this year if funding allows in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Abu Dhabi, Mauritius and Australia to attain ranking points on the road to Rio, where the top-16 ranked competitors in the world will fight.

She continued, "Because judo isn't that big a sport, it is quite costly and I have to write to companies to try and get financial support. At a young age there are loads of clubs but when you get to the elite stage of competition, it becomes more difficult.

"But judo has broken the record for the most successful sport for Scotland at a Commonwealth Games so hopefully that will help. It's a bit gutting that it's not in Australia, but on the positive side I will be the current silver medalist for the next eight years! I've never experienced an atmosphere like it in Glasgow and I probably never will again - it was amazing. I was so nervous but I'm just proud to have been part of it."