Nottingham Post published Beeston's David Ames feels Rio Olympics qualification vindicates...

In the moment he took a step closer to making his Rio dream become reality, Beeston's David Ames felt more than pride.As he celebrated Great Britain's qualification for next summer's Olympics with his team-mates, the 26-year-old Ulsterman also felt vindicated.It was just over three years ago that Ames made the difficult – and controversial – decision to turn his back on playing for Ireland, having been capped 64 times, in order to represent England and Great Britain.Having failed to.